Welcome to Environment Network Manawatū
Be part of the solution to environmental challenges.
Who are we?
Learn more about us:
- See our diverse range of member groups
- Check out our monthly newsletter
- Read our 2021 Performance Report
- Click here to know about Plastic Challenge
- Keep up to date with our Food Action Network
- Find out more about Manawatū River Source to Sea
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Gift Opportunity
Gift a Predator Trap Donation
Donate to our local biodiversity this year.
A donation will allow a predator trap to be deployed in the Ruahine Ranges
Why donate as a gift?
A predator trap deployed in the Ruahine Ranges is the perfect waste-free gift to help bring kiwi back to the area.
Rats, stoats, possums, wild cats and hedgehogs destroy bird life by attacking small chicks and eating eggs. When you donate a trap as a gift, your money will be put towards the installation of traps to kill these alien predators.
We are hoping to deploy up to 1000 traps in the Ruahine Range over 2021. Your donation will help in significantly decreasing predator numbers and increasing bird life in the area.
Find out more and Gift a Predator Trap Donation at this link.
Volunteer of the Month
Indra was raised in Bhutan, in the rural village of Chirang district. One of eight siblings, he learned to speak English from a young age, at highschool. This helped set him up for a lifetime of teaching, advocacy, language translation and community work. In addition to english, Indra moves between the languages of Nepali, Hindi, Dzongkha and Sanskrit and is a treasured mentor, JP, and community advocate in the refugee community of Papaioea. Read more here.
Te Miro Farm Community Project.
ENM Member GroupTe Kāuru in collaboration with Ag Research and Te Miro Farm have created an engaging and informative video case study exemplifying some of the incredible work is happening to protect and enhance a unique stretch of the Manawatū River.
Environmental Initiatives Funding
ENM administers the Environmental Initiatives Fund to support Palmerston North-based community initiatives that improve environmental outcomes. Small Grants (up to $1000) and Large Grants (between $500 and $12,000) are available for projects that align with PNCC’s Eco-City Strategy priorities, and any identified priorities of the network.
Applications for Small Grants (up to $1000) can be made by individuals and organisations at any time - Find out more here.
Applications for Large Grants have closed for 2021 and are expected to reopen in early 2022.
Read about the 2021 grant recipients at this link.
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At Level 2, events can go ahead, if organizers are able to put safety precautions in place. Check the individual links for updated information, and as always, visit the government's Unite Against COVID-19 website for information on how to keep yourself and others safe.
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