Nelson Tasman Whitebait Connection

21/04/2023

Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao – The Science Learning Hub have collaborated with the Ministry for the Environment to create educational resources based on the recently released Our freshwater 2023 report.

Our planning pathways interactive offers multiple ways to approach the topic of freshwater and holds a wide range of articles, multimedia and student activities grouped by common themes. It's all there ready for you to use with your class.

So - dive in and discover the importance of freshwater and the current health of our freshwater ecosystems.


Stats NZ UC Freshwater Ecology Research Group NIWA New Zealand Whitebait Connection- Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust Enviroschools Aotearoa NZ New Zealand Association for Environmental Education

06/03/2023

Register your interest today with Noela at [email protected]!

25/09/2022

Looking for things to do these school holidays? Check out some of these fun family walks we have organised as part of the Step into Spring walking festival.

Visit the event pages below for more information on these events:
Easby Park walk: https://fb.me/e/2QaWQBNwD
Jimmy Lee Reserve: https://fb.me/e/2THcQl7vx

You can also follow the Step Out page to find all the events happening for Step into Spring in Nelson Tasman throughout October.

23/09/2022

Did your culvert change due to the recent flooding? Can fish still pass through?

The heavy rainfall that occurred in August saw our rivers and streams receive much higher levels of water flowing through them. In the aftermath of the storm, there are a few things you may need to check to make sure there’s still a sufficient level of fish passage able to occur.

This checklist is also important for those looking at future installations of a culvert to ensure that any new structure allows for fish passage.

- Culvert floors must be buried in the ground by at least 25% of its diameter.
- Culvert diameter is greater than 1.3 times the average stream width in the adjoining river reaches.
- Average water speed within your culvert is less than that in all adjoining river reaches.
- The culvert must be in line with the river.
- Floods can pass safely through or over the culvert.
- Erosion protection at the inlet and outlet.
- One large single culvert, rather than several smaller ones (except for wetlands).

For more information or clarity around culvert requirements, call us on 03 543 8400.

29/03/2022

Nice work enhancing inanga spawning habitat in Richmond.

21/03/2022

24/02/2022

Ever heard of a fish cannon?

09/02/2022

Nice work, Ngātimoti School!
https://vimeo.com/673028123?fbclid=IwAR1_f1j0zhTSdQJ06eZ2Cq572J7GMZZjOiMNjljvmh5ca6V7ULmuWfi87Fg

In March 2021, Year 7–8 students from Ngatimoti School in Tasman NZ spent a day building predator traps to support TET's Farmers For Whio conservation…

02/02/2022

Underwater shot of Kingfisher in action

📸 Jaap La Brijn

23/01/2022

Come snorkelling at Kaiteriteri! Tickets on sale now:
Thur 27 Jan, 9am: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/252536642897
Thur 27 Jan 11.45am: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/254127190267
Mon 31 Jan 1pm: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/254139577317
Mon 31 Jan 3.45pm: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/254145615377