Tiaki Maniototo will host a community day in Ranfurly tomorrow to discuss the future of Upper Taieri Wai and celebrate conservation efforts, an event everyone is welcome to attend.

Freshwater conservation group Tiaki Maniototo (TM) has been in existence for three years and has two more to run. 

TM project managers Caitlyn Daley and Colin Delahunt said they would love to see everyone at the upcoming event to hear about what they’ve been up to.

“Its a time for reflection on our successes, and planning for the remainder of the project. One of the goals for the next two years is to continue to build a really strong community around our parent catchment group, Upper Taieri Wai. Only through having a strong community can we tackle the environmental challenges of our time,” a TM spokesperson said. 

The group’s mandate is to preserve, protect and enhance water quality, recreational, cultural, biodiversity and economic values in the Upper Taieri.

At the community day, attendees will hear about the annual update of the projects, the role of the Upper Taieri Wai catchment group and a report from Otago Regional Council about the work they are doing in the Maniototo.

In TM’s latest newsletter the group details how the “huge autumn” of planting another 19,000 plants has gone, and they’ve now reached a total of 83,000 plants in the ground and 30,000 growing at the nursery in Pātearoa in its first year of operation. 

The community day is at Ranfurly Bowling Club, 19 John St, July 19 from 2-6pm. Supper and drinks will be provided. 

For more information contact Natalie Willis on [email protected]