Taiea te Taiao -ecological corridor

04/10/2026

Save the date! For five years, Taiea te Taiao has been about connection: people, whenua and awa, working together. Come celebrate with us over more connections, kai and stories as we mark this milestone on Novermber 12th at 5pm at Puurekirki marae.

RSVP at https://landcare.org.nz/link/form_events_registration/form_events_registration.php?gxEvent_ID=920

Photo of Pirongia from Maungatautari by David at Nimbus Media

17/08/2026

Ka nui te mihi aroha Wharepapa South School and Enviroschools Waikato, we love supporting the education of the next kaitiaki of our Taiao.

12/08/2026

We have just weeks to go until it's our birthday month! And not any old birthday either - our 30th! That's right, three whole decades of hard work, tangible action on the ground and a huge legacy created over those decades. Now, we are working with the next generation of catchment members, farmer leaders and passionate landcare practitioners from those we first started with - and in a few cases, we have some of the same great faces we started working with all those years ago too!

We are immensely proud of this huge milestone, of our survival throughout some pretty lean years, with even a pandemic thrown in there too. And beneath it all, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. It is people, it is people, it is people. We have been so honoured to work alongside and support so many people in our 30 years. It's the people, their love for the whenua (land) and their waterways that make all the difference.

And of course, our team around Aotearoa, all so incredibly passionate and dedicated to working alongside catchment collectives and groups, farmers, and rural professionals, putting in the hard mahi and creating a positive impact each step of the way. We could not be prouder!!

So come along on a journey as we celebrate our birthday!!

11/08/2026

05/08/2026

View across the Taiea te Taiao corridor from Pirongia Forest Park Lodge. As the sun sits lower in the sky at this time of year, the golden light lingers a little longer, stretching across the landscape and reminding us to slow down.

03/08/2026

You can have a huge impact on creating a future for the next generations. One kilometre of planting can cool a small stream by 5 degrees, allowing natives to thrive and supressing pests, which have a negative impact on our land and lifestyle.

Thanks to DairyNZ for creating this short video to explain the science of shade. Do you know a stream that needs planting? Get in touch with Taiea te Taiao if you're inbetween Maungatautari and Pirongia te Aroaro o Kahu on [email protected]

or find a local project, catchment group or community planting day near you. Across Aotearoa, everyone can do their bit.

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28/07/2026

The Waikato River Authority is a major funder for Taiea te Taiao. We are hopeful that, for this round, our whānau of Mana Whenua Landowners, Waipā District Council and Ahikā are successful in their applications.

Mā pango, mā whero, ka oti te mahi."

"With black and with red, the work will be done." By working together and combining our strengths, we can all achieve.

Thank you to everyone who applied for the 2026 Waikato River Authority Funding Round.

Each year, the WRA provides funding for projects that restore and protect the health and wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. From enhancing habitats for native species and improving water quality to supporting iwi-led initiatives and community restoration, these projects help bring the Vision & Strategy for the awa to life.

Applications have now closed for 2026, and our assessment process is now underway to allocate up to $6 million in funding this year.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of October 2026. Successful applicants will then be guided through the next steps to complete their Deeds of Funding and begin their projects in 2027.

Mā rau ringa e ora ai te awa!

28/07/2026

🌿 Preferred Māori Rongoā Guides Wanted. 🌿

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is currently seeking practising Rongoā practitioners from the local area to become Preferred Māori Rongoā Guides for a paid guiding opportunity.

📅 Guide Period: September – December

If you are a practising Rongoā practitioner and would like to share your knowledge and mātauranga with visitors, they would love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact:
Ringi Morgan-Fifield
022 092 5962
07 829 8522

If there is no answer, please leave a message and Ringi will get back to you.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with your whānau and anyone who may be interested.