The new government parties stressed the need to restore New Zealand’s waterways in the election. Their manifestos indicate a desire to do more, but what can we expect from them in power?
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Million Metres is set to work with a groundbreaking large scale conservation project transforming a swathe of the Hawke’s Bay region.
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The 2017 planting season is wrapping up. Million Metres has hosted 10 planting days on nine different waterways. In total, 250 volunteers helped put 8,640 native plants and trees in the ground.
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The last year has been huge for Million Metres. Our work has been accelerating across the country. We have now raised enough funds to plant 20,000 metres of New Zealand waterways with native plants!
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During winter projects switch into planting mode. We’ve been all over the country supporting our project partners. Our business supporters have joined us to get their hands dirty too.
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These days we constantly hear how farming is degrading the environment. But what about the farmers doing things differently? There are farmers out there who aren't following conventional practices. They use creative solutions to restore soil and waterway health.
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A few weeks ago Million Metres wanted to know just how far supporters would go to restore New Zealands waterways. It turns out people are willing to jump off a wharf in the middle of winter.
Would you jump into freezing cold water to save the life of a wetland?
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Talman Madsen is a New Zealand based photographer. He spends his time travelling to wild places seeking out scenes that make our jaws drop, all the while documenting it on social media. In 2016 he was awarded New Zealand Geographic Young Photographer of the Year.
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Our nationwide roll-out continues with two new projects in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
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The Body Shop is a global skin care company. It operates in 66 countries. The NZ branch is helping tackle the nation’s freshwater crisis. It has signed a three year partnership with the Sustainable Business Network’s Million Metres project.
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Million Metres is accelerating its work all over the country. We have three new projects up and running since the last newsletter and more in the pipeline.
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