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Womens Enviro Series

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Wintering Newsletter May 2021

Welcome to this special newsletter on winter grazing. We know it’s a hot topic at the moment, with lots of information coming at our farmers from lots of different sources. The questions we are hearing are ‘but what do I actually need to do?’, ‘what does it means to my farm and situation?’, ‘how long do I have to make any changes?’, ‘Is there actually anything I can do right now?’. Our role at Thriving Southland is to help you to make it as easy and simple as possible. We�...

The Muster interview - Rachael Halder talks about the impact of seasonal change on farmers and the range of catchment events coming up | Thriving Southland

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June 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our June newsletter! ‘Lead or be led’ was one of the strong themes to come out of the Women’s Enviro Series events held in May - it’s something that can be applied to lots of things in our lives. The Thriving Southland team were thrilled to have more than 270 people attend the free evening events in Invercargill and Clinton. The speakers were thought-provoking and inspiring. Read more about it below....

Angus Kebbell talks to Richard Kyte May 18, 2021

Angus Kebbell talks with Richard Kyte of Thriving Southland about the Science Report and the brilliant Info Hub resource - both available to access free on our website....

The Muster interview - Sandra Campbell talks about the Women's Enviro Series event

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May 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our May newsletter!As we head towards colder winter months and the spotlight goes on winter grazing practices again. It’s really encouraging to see so many farmers already in a good place to manage whatever it delivers. One of the great benefits of joining a Catchment Group is being able to sit down with people from your local area in a non-judgmental and non-threatening environment to throw around ideas and suggestions for on-farm improvements. Make sure you check out&nbs...

The Muster interview - Rachael Halder talks about the wintering plan drop-ins | Thriving Southland

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Angus Kebbell talks with with Rachael Halder 24 April 2021

Angus Kebbell talks with with Rachael Halder of Thriving Southland on how they are energising a growing network of catchment groups to solve local issues locally, while drawing on the wider provincial base of skills Listen here....

Muster Interview - Richard Kyte talking about the value of Catchment Groups

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Richard Kyte talks to The Muster about wintering 8 April 2021

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April 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our April newsletter!It was great to see hundreds of kids and ‘kids at heart’ flocked to the Aquavan during its visits to Gore and Invercargill, supported by the Gore Waimumu and the Waihopai Catchment Groups as well as the Hokonui Rūnanga. The theme around making connections between river catchments and our coastline has really resonated with people, with plenty of school kids coming back to public sessions to share the fun with family members. Making those vital conne...

The Muster interview with Sarah Thorne, 3 March 2021

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March 2021 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our March newsletter! It’s really encouraging to see that Catchment Groups are becoming more aware of Thriving Southland, and know that we’re here to support and assist to develop your great ideas into awesome projects. Like the cheese ad says, good things take time, and we know people in rural communities are always busy, so we’re delighted at the buy-in we’re getting. There’s a lot of energy and leadership in our Catchment Groups, and it’s great seeing it ...

Muster interview with Rachael Halder

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Muster Interview with Richard Kyte, 4 February 2021

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February 2021 Newsletter

Happy New Year! Welcome to our first Thriving Southland newsletter for 2021. We hope you have had time for a good break during the Christmas and New Year period, and are feeling recharged, ready for a great year ahead. Our first board meeting for the year was held on 18 January, where we were delighted to welcome our new Chairman Jeff Grant, and new independent director Bernadine Balle-Guilleux. Read on for a bit more about them. Huge thanks to Ewen Mathieson, our outgoing Chairman, wh...

The Thriving Southland Science Report

3 December 2020Thriving Southland: Southland’s freshwater picture brought together in one reportThriving Southland today released a literature review, The Southland Science Report, detailing the water situation in Southland.The Southland Science report, written by Landpro Ltd, compiles all the science and data that has been publicly released about Southland’s land, soil and water into one report.Thriving Southland Chair and farmer, Ewen Mathieson, says “it’s the first time that anyone ha...

December 2020 Newsletter

Catchment Groups busy as year winds down, or is that up?As we race towards Christmas, everyone is in ‘get it done’ mode - and that’s been very true of our Catchment Groups in Southland. It’s been great to see new faces coming to Catchment Group events, with a good cross- section of people from local communities. Recent events have been a fantastic for bringing people, often with different perspectives, together in a positive environment to discuss the challenges and opportunities in fron...

An interview with Rachael Verhaegh

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Roger Dalrymple to speak at ‘Strong Catchment Groups, Strong Communities’ events

Inspirational Rangitikei farmer and catchment group leader Roger Dalrymple is heading south next week to share his knowledge and experience at a series of events, Thriving Southland interim project lead Richard Kyte says. Roger was instrumental in helping establish the Rangitikei Regional Catchment Collective in 2017 to facilitate and promote on farm good practice and sustainable land management principles. The collective’s vision is resilient, thriving communities achieving positive environme...

November 2020 Newsletter

Welcome to your November newsletter - wow there’s been a lot happening!Let’s not talk about the weather too much, but we hope everyone is drying out, getting some sun, and able to get on with all the jobs on their lists. Southland’s soils tend to be reasonably forgiving, but you’d be forgiven for feeling a bit irked after the latest down pour. Plenty of Catchment Groups across Southland have been revving up their activity and our Catchment team have been busy supporting and enabling them...

Catchment team supporting community action

A passion for rural life, land and water, and agriculture binds Thriving Southland’s catchment coordination team. The team of four are out and about and getting stuck into conversations about how they can best support catchment groups.There are now 23 groups covering 80% of Southland, with more groups forming.Senior Catchment Coordinator Rachael Verhaegh says the team are excited to be up and running and getting to know more people in the catchment group communities.“We look forward to worki...

October 2020 Newsletter

First of all, we hope everyone is coping with the very challenging Spring weather we’re being confronted with, and that the tough conditions ease as we head into October.  Over the last month, the Thriving Southland catchment team have been meeting more people in the Catchment Groups across the region. For the ones we’ve met so far, it’s been great to see the plans and ideas the Groups have shared, and we’re excited about where these plans may end up and our role in supporting them....

September 2020 Newsletter

A huge thanks to everyone who read our first newsletter last month - we were delighted with the number of people who took some time to find out what’s been happening. Over 61.5% of you opened the newsletter (normal open rates are 15-25%) and then we saw a fantastic upswing in the number of people going to our website and following us on social media.  The Thriving Southland Facebook page hit over 100 likes in the last a couple of weeks, and we would love you to keep sp...