Orari River Protection Group Inc.

25/09/2026

It's BIRD SURVEY time in November.!!!!
Just letting you know the dates well in advance
Sat Nov 14th with a back up date of Sat Nov 21st .
Thanks Tony Doy for organising it again!!!
Here are Tony's contacts for any questions:
027 2820106
[email protected]

25/09/2026

It's BIRD SURVEY time in November.!!!!
Just letting you know the dates well in advance
Sat Nov 14th with a back up date of Sat Nov 21st . Thanks Tony Doy for organising it again!!!
Here are Tony's contacts for any questions:
027 2820106
[email protected]

09/08/2026

The Ceilidh was a great success.
Many thanks to Boru Band and to the Woodbury Hall Committee for giving us a free night!!
Boru was really excellent as always and the large crowd were quickly and energetically dancing the reels.
The beautiful Hall was such an excellent venue and it was so easy to work with the reps from the Hall Committee.
It was impressive and gratifying to see so many teenagers enjoying themselves, dancing with gusto and laughter. Full credit to their families for encouraging them.
Thanks to all that came and supported the Orari River Protection Group and our mission to protect and enhance the ecosystems and integrity of its flow.
Lastly, a very big thanks to the ORPG committee for their hard work getting the Ceilidh ready, and the clean up afterwards.
Slainte mhath!!!

06/08/2026

We're national news!!! In reality I had a 4 minute interview segment on Radio New Zealand "The Panel" about the Ceilidh at Woodbury Hall on Sat Aug 8th. You have to slide the bar to the last 4 minutes and there I am talking about the Ceilidh, ORPG, Boru Band, Woodbury Hall, Woodbury Store Cafe and the Community.
Check in at:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/thepanel/audio/2019046254/the-panel-with-andie-mccombs-and-jo-mccarroll-part-2

See you there!!!! Get dressed up, It's a family event, bring a plate and BYO. 7pm-11pm Woodbury Hall August 8th, with BORU Band !!!!!

In part two, with 10% of Creative NZ funding being awarded to South Island-based creatives, some believe a North Island bias is at play. Then, a river conservation group based in Geraldine is getting creative for their next fundraiser, by putting on a ceilidh.

06/07/2026

Our fundraising Ceilidh is on August 8th. It's a family event, great fun and we hope you can come and enjoy yourselves. Boru Band will be providing the music and "calls" for the hugely fun Highland dances. Bring a plate, BYO. Dress up time!!!
See you there!!!!

03/07/2026

A very big thank you to the Community Trust of Mid & South Canterbury, who on completion of their terms, their Trustees donated $500 to a charity of their choice and Gail Thompson, who finished her term with them this year, nominated Orari River Protection as her recipient.
Every penny counts in our mission to protect the Orari River and enhance its environment for the Community.
Thank you CTMSC, we are very grateful.

29/06/2026

A very big thank you to all who came to Colin Monteath's presentation on Saturday night. We all thoroughly impressed with his extraordinary life experiences and the way he presented them to an enraptured audience.
Every ticket sold is deeply appreciated by the Orari Group; it will make a huge difference to our continued conservation work.
A big thanks to Isaac Jones of Geraldine Cinema who supported us so constructively and positively. here's to many more nights in Geraldine very special meeting place.
Colin is happy to come back next year with a presentation looking at some expeditions in particular in greater detail, and with more in depth anecdotes.
Let's do it!!!!!! See you then.!!!!

25/06/2026

Hey everyone,
Just a reminder about our fundraiser Sat night (27th June) at 7pm at the Geraldine Cinema. It will be GREAT to see you there!!!!

19/06/2026

Winter Solstice (well, nearly!) trapping. Tony Doy works on an AT220 automatic trap on a cold but sunny day. What you can't see are the remains of at least five relatively recently killed possums underfoot, and around the base of the trap. Tony coordinates the Gorge area, Karen Miles the Middle section of the river and Ken Davidson the Lagoon.
A Big thanks to the funding bodies that support us, especially Community Trust of Mid & S.Cant and ECan Waitaha for Action who have really given us the means to get out there to trap, w**d, analyse water and study long tailed bats.
But the biggest shout out must go to our volunteers and members.
Don't forget:

Colin Monteath fundraiser June 27 Geraldine Cinema
AGM July 21
Woodbury hall Ceilidh Fundraiser Aug 8th

09/06/2026