Location: Kaiate Falls
GPS Coordinates: -37.765645, 176.248477
Project Cost: NZD $52841.55
Cost per Metre: NZD $35
Metres to be planted: 1500m
Field Partner: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Project ID: NI44
Project Description:
The legends at Speight’s are helping us look after what matters – New Zealand’s precious waterways! Speight’s are helping three massive efforts to restore our waterways this year: Otawera Stream, Cardrona River and Taramaire Stream. Every donation to Otawera Stream will now be matched by Speight’s up to $10,000. Make your donation today!
We really want to go for a dip at Kaiate Falls, but at the moment we can’t and that’s a bit crap! A short bush walk down to Kaiate Falls takes you past a series of pretty waterfalls before you reach the biggest waterfall with an excellent plunge pool for bombs and belly-flops. The locals used to swim here all summer long but now there are high levels of E.coli bacteria and Toi Te Ora Public Health has advised against swimming in the river.
The ‘Let’s Make Kaiate Falls Swimmable Again’ community, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the Waitao Landcare Group have a goal of cleaning up the water that flows along Otawera Stream and down to Kaiate Falls so that it is safe to swim. Together, we’ll achieve this by fencing off and planting the waterways upstream from Kaiate Falls – this will keep livestock out of the water and filter runoff from farmland. We will fence off 1500 metres of stream and plant over 6,700 natives resulting in over 1.3 hectares of restoration. That’s nothing to poo-poo about!
Luckily, superstar native plant expert Rob McGowan is a local and has been giving us a hand to identify which native plants would have been found in the area back when Johnny was a cowboy. The planting plan will ensure that this area is regenerated to establish a habitat that lots of our native biodiversity will be able to call home and we will be planting trees that will provide the native birds and the bees with some good kai. Under Rob’s guidance, the Waitao Landcare group has been collecting seeds and raising native plants for years, and carrying out plantings alongside streams in the Waitao catchment.
We know what we’re doing – in 2019 over 50 volunteers helped to plant almost 900 plants along 400 metres of Kaiate stream, and in 2020 we’re aiming higher! With 1500 metres of stream and 6700 natives to plant, we need your help! The funds raised will go towards site preparation, purchasing the plants, getting the plants in the ground and site maintenance which will ensure the plants grow big and strong.
Please donate to our Million Metres project to help us to help the stream get back to health, and turn cow-plops into belly-flops!
Speight’s partnership with Million Metres brings to life their commitment to taking care of what matters. Over the last 10 years, Speight’s has supported environmental projects in the Otago region via the Speight’s Fund. In 2019, Speight’s and Million Metres partnered to transform this programme to deliver support to waterway restoration projects in Otago, and nationally. Speight’s supported a huge planting effort in 2019, and 2020 is shaping up to be another massive year! Million Metres and Speight’s will continue to develop this partnership overtime to grow its impact. Keep up to date on how things are progressing here.
Donor | Amount | Distance | Date |
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Trustpower | $30,000.00 | 857.14m | 25 Sep 2020 |
Rob Wilkinson | $57.00 | 1.63m | 05 Sep 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $57.00 | 1.63m | 05 Sep 2020 |
Rob Wilkinson | $45.00 | 1.29m | 31 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $45.00 | 1.29m | 31 Jul 2020 |
Anonymous | $35.00 | 1.00m | 30 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 30 Jul 2020 |
Callum Armstrong | $15.00 | 0.43m | 29 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $15.00 | 0.43m | 29 Jul 2020 |
Mike MacNeil | $100.00 | 2.86m | 26 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $100.00 | 2.86m | 26 Jul 2020 |
Christine Johnstone | $50.00 | 1.43m | 24 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $50.00 | 1.43m | 24 Jul 2020 |
Kenneth Burt | $500.00 | 14.29m | 23 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $500.00 | 14.29m | 23 Jul 2020 |
Ivory Goodier | $52.50 | 1.50m | 20 Jul 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $52.50 | 1.50m | 20 Jul 2020 |
The Body Shop | $4,589.40 | 131.13m | 29 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $4,589.40 | 131.13m | 29 Jun 2020 |
Georgis Lockdown 40th W. The Good Registry | $1,264.50 | 36.13m | 24 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $1,264.50 | 36.13m | 24 Jun 2020 |
Jane Palmer | $35.00 | 1.00m | 17 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 17 Jun 2020 |
Alaina Pomeroy | $20.00 | 0.57m | 17 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $20.00 | 0.57m | 17 Jun 2020 |
Juliet Levers | $105.00 | 3.00m | 14 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $105.00 | 3.00m | 14 Jun 2020 |
Freya Turner-Wright | $210.00 | 6.00m | 07 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $210.00 | 6.00m | 07 Jun 2020 |
Scott Richardson | $15.00 | 0.43m | 06 Jun 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $15.00 | 0.43m | 06 Jun 2020 |
Margaret Gwynn | $50.00 | 1.43m | 29 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $50.00 | 1.43m | 29 May 2020 |
Dave Reid | $70.00 | 2.00m | 29 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $70.00 | 2.00m | 29 May 2020 |
Klaus Regnault | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Michael Doerner | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Anonymous | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Tracey Miller | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 27 May 2020 |
Ivory Goodier | $35.00 | 1.00m | 25 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $35.00 | 1.00m | 25 May 2020 |
Josh Borthwick | $75.00 | 2.14m | 21 May 2020 |
Match Funding by Speight’s | $75.00 | 2.14m | 21 May 2020 |
Trevelyan’s Pack And Cool Ltd | $1,000.00 | 28.57m | 08 May 2020 |
Josh Borthwick | $75.00 | 2.14m | 07 May 2020 |
Kathy Crowther | $70.00 | 2.00m | 05 May 2020 |
Georgina Hart | $35.00 | 1.00m | 02 May 2020 |
Josh Borthwick | $75.00 | 2.14m | 23 Apr 2020 |
Nava Fedaeff | $40.00 | 1.14m | 22 Apr 2020 |
Josh Borthwick | $75.00 | 2.14m | 09 Apr 2020 |
Anthony Rowe | $50.00 | 1.43m | 01 Apr 2020 |
Donations Via The Good Registry | $542.25 | 15.49m | 27 Mar 2020 |
Josh Borthwick | $75.00 | 2.14m | 26 Mar 2020 |
Josh Borthwick | $75.00 | 2.14m | 12 Mar 2020 |
Good Food Boost - Judges Gifts | $54.00 | 1.54m | 11 Mar 2020 |
Tim Maurice | $80.00 | 2.29m | 06 Mar 2020 |
Christopher Wünsche | $175.00 | 5.00m | 02 Feb 2020 |
Craig Prescott | $35.00 | 1.00m | 02 Feb 2020 |
Kerstin Stoecker | $35.00 | 1.00m | 28 Jan 2020 |
Million Metres Christmas Fundraiser 2019 | $1,960.00 | 56.00m | 28 Jan 2020 |
Matthew Moynihan | $35.00 | 1.00m | 21 Jan 2020 |
Seatrail Agencies Ltd | $500.00 | 14.29m | 07 Jan 2020 |
Jo Skentelbery | $35.00 | 1.00m | 03 Jan 2020 |
Rob Wilkinson | $66.00 | 1.89m | 27 Dec 2019 |
Henry Christian-Slane | $140.00 | 4.00m | 25 Dec 2019 |
Tara & Lucy Crowther-Cook | $35.00 | 1.00m | 25 Dec 2019 |
Tara & Lucy Crowther-Cook | $35.00 | 1.00m | 25 Dec 2019 |
Bernadette Rodrigues | $52.50 | 1.50m | 24 Dec 2019 |
Old Long Johnson | $20.00 | 0.57m | 21 Dec 2019 |
Reece Baker | $50.00 | 1.43m | 17 Dec 2019 |
Jules Sunflower | $35.00 | 1.00m | 17 Dec 2019 |
Oliver Steinmeyer | $100.00 | 2.86m | 16 Dec 2019 |
Jenny Scott | $120.00 | 3.43m | 14 Dec 2019 |
Theresa Gaire | $35.00 | 1.00m | 11 Dec 2019 |
Mel Krebs | $35.00 | 1.00m | 07 Dec 2019 |
Cat Walden | $35.00 | 1.00m | 07 Dec 2019 |
Old Long Johnson | $50.00 | 1.43m | 07 Dec 2019 |
Hill Laboratories | $1,000.00 | 28.57m | 04 Dec 2019 |
Anonymous | $105.00 | 3.00m | 04 Dec 2019 |
Seatrail Agencies Ltd | $500.00 | 14.29m | 03 Dec 2019 |
Matire Duncan | $35.00 | 1.00m | 02 Dec 2019 |
Jules Sunflower | $70.00 | 2.00m | 26 Nov 2019 |
Donations Via The Good Registry | $200.00 | 5.71m | 18 Nov 2019 |
Ingrid Zotter | $35.00 | 1.00m | 17 Nov 2019 |
Emily Macklow | $35.00 | 1.00m | 16 Nov 2019 |
Pim De Monchy | $35.00 | 1.00m | 15 Nov 2019 |
Crystal Jones | $70.00 | 2.00m | 15 Nov 2019 |