Tukipo Catchment Care Group

The Tukipo Catchment Care Group in Central Hawke's Bay was started by a local farmer in 2018 and became the first of the Tukituki sub-catchment groups. Most landowners in the catchment now take part, across sheep, beef, deer, dairy, poultry, vineyards and cropping. The group won the Catchment Group Award in 2022.

The story describes the large wetland the group built to monitor how much nutrient it removes, the riparian planting, the pest control and hunting competitions, the nursery grown from local seed, and the community workshops.

^{Photo: “Tukituki River and Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 12 May 2006 (145004910) (cropped)” by Phillip Capper, licensed for reuse under CC BY 2.0}