Between The Two Rivers

22/06/2026

📌 Spaces available: Two-Day Farm Business Development Course

We are pleased to offer a limited number of local farming businesses the opportunity to participate in the 2-day "Future Focus" development course. Facilitated by Agri-Women's Development Trust, the course is all about building a business plan for your farming operation (and isn’t only for our wāhine).

The generous funding provided by the Joan Fernie Charitable Trust means that this course can be offered free of charge. The course will be run for 16 couples/business partners and involve 2 full days, the first day planned for late July, with a follow-up in September (Dates to be confirmed).

Please email Jo at [email protected] by June 30th to register yourself and your (business) partner, and for more information about the programme.

17/06/2026

The data for our combined trap lines is looking good 😊

04/06/2026

‼️406kg of feral venison mince donated to Nourished for Nil by hunters at the Waiwhare Hunt & Gather on the weekend.

Every hunter had the choice to donate their carcasses to Hunt for Good or take them away themselves.

What an awesome way to support families in need.
Thanks to all the hunters who donated and Hunt for Good for processing the meat.

01/06/2026

Do you want to learn about managing your farm waste - from drench containers to silage wraps and vaccine packs?

A number of similar workshops have been held by catchment groups across Canterbury and Otago over the last six months. These have given their farmers a chance to share practical ideas, challenges and solutions with others facing the same issues – what’s working, what’s not, and what could be simpler when it comes to rural waste.

The workshop could include:
- frustrations and day-to-day challenges
- making processes easier and more practical
- Understanding available options for recycling and safe disposal

Including understanding proposed new government regulations and what they mean on-farm.

We can cover everything from recycling chemical containers, silage wrap and vaccine packs to what to do with hazardous items like batteries and engine oil.

If this is something you’d like us to host, please complete the short survey here: https://napier.wufoo.com/forms/q1p5zmjk0y7j5ol

29/05/2026

WIN AN AT220 AUTOMATIC TRAP AT THE HUNT & GATHER

Yet another reason to head over to the Waiwhare Hunt and Gather this weekend...

Be in to win one of the best predator control tools around - an AT220 Trap - and a free training session on how to use it (if you need one).

What you need to do to be in with a chance:

☑️Become a member of Between the Two Rivers. Join while it's free. Register online here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7219143785932915009 or on the day at the B2R Stand

☑️Be at the weigh-in and prize giving 3-4 pm on Sunday when we'll draw the lucky winner.
So go on... join. Back local action and maybe head home with an AT220 under your arm

27/05/2026

Such great numbers of predators being taken out of the system on the Tūtaekurī awa trapping project we have been able to support alongside Between the 2 Rivers and Kaweka Community Catchment Collective. This kaupapa is run by keen volunteers from the community. Keep up the amazing mahi!

25 stoats
3 feral cats
3 ferrets
227 rats
6 weasels
27 possums
37 hedgehogs
44 mice

25/05/2026

Farm Forester of the Year Field Day 2026
📅 Wednesday 3 June
🕤 Sign in from 9.30am | Start 10.00am sharp
📍 788 Long Range Road, Omakere https://share.google/giCUzbQmTeZZcKsFA
👉 Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261307499960871

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Pan Pac Forest Products 𝗛𝗮𝘄𝗸𝗲’𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

Join us for a field day on Glen Moraig and Motere, Omakere, hosted by the Humphries family – winners of the 2026 Pan Pac Forest Products Hawke’s Bay Farm Forester of the Year.

Highlights include:
• Integrated farm forestry, carbon and land use opportunities
• “Bitterns and Bats” – wetland restoration and QEII bush enhancement
• Opportunities and economic considerations of on-farm sawmilling
• Enabling farm succession through scale and diversification

📅 Wednesday 3 June
🕤 Sign in from 9.30am | Start 10.00am sharp
📍 788 Long Range Road, Omakere https://share.google/giCUzbQmTeZZcKsFA
👉 Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261307499960871

Lunch packs available – $15 each via the online registration form.

A fantastic opportunity to get off farm and see practical projects and ideas in action.

This is an off-road capable 4WD field day event
Please carpool around the tour where possible

Napier Port Hawke's Bay A&P Society Pan Pac Forest Products Hawke's Bay Farm Forestry Morice Ltd Plant Hawke's Bay Ltd STIHL SHOP Hastings Ltd

25/05/2026

Hawke's Bay Farm Forester of the Year Field Day:
📅 Wednesday 3 June
🕤 Sign in from 9.30am | Start 10.00am sharp
📍 788 Long Range Road, Omakere https://share.google/giCUzbQmTeZZcKsFA
👉 Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261307499960871

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 balancing production, environmental stewardship and future opportunity.

One of the themes of the 2026 Pan Pac Forest Products Hawke’s Bay Farm Forester of the Year Field Day will be how the family have continued to grow and diversify the operation across multiple generations.

The day will showcase how different skillsets, interests and opportunities have contributed to the evolution of the business.

📅 Wednesday 3 June
🕤 Sign in from 9.30am | Start 10.00am sharp
📍 788 Long Range Road, Omakere https://share.google/giCUzbQmTeZZcKsFA
👉 Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261307499960871

Lunch packs available – $15 each via the online registration form.

This is an off-road capable 4WD field day event
Please carpool around the tour where possible

Napier Port
Hawke's Bay A&P Society
Pan Pac Forest Products
Hawke's Bay Farm Forestry
Morice Ltd
Plant Hawke's Bay Ltd
STIHL SHOP Hastings

Ltd

14/05/2026

🦌🌭🍻 This is shaping up to be a fun community event! Get your teams registered now or enter as an individual.
Even if you're not hunting, come along to have some yarns, a drink and a saussie (or two).
Keep up to date via the event page here: https://bit.ly/4nviaZW

14/05/2026

Learn some trapping skills in this workshop provided by Kaweka Community Catchment Collective 👇

📍Tūtaekurī Predator Trapping Workshop – Wednesday 27 May

KCCC invites you to join us for a practical workshop on predator trapping and its vital role in protecting native birds, wildlife, and river ecosystems.

📌 What you will learn:
• Hands-on demonstrations of traps and tracking tunnels
• Pest identification and field skills
• Safe trapping methods and trap placement
• How collaborative community action drives results

📌 Event details:
Date: Wednesday, 27th May
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Puketapu Park
Morning tea will be provided.

For those able to arrive earlier: You are welcome to join us at 10:00 AM to assist with a trapping session alongside Year 8 students from Puketapu School.

This workshop is open to landowners, volunteers, and community members. We look forward to seeing you there.