A fire caused by fireworks on Guy Fawkes Day has devastated many years of coastal restoration work by council and volunteer workers in Caroline Bay, Timaru. It is estimated that the cost of repairing the damage will be $7500. One of our most ardent supporters has been involved in this and we feel sad for him and this loss to the Timaru community. Read the full story.
This article was posted on 21 November 2017 in the News category.
It is not exactly very new (from 2013) but many of you may not have seen this movie, which can be viewed on Youtube.
Sand, next to air and water is the most used natural resource in the world. More volume and tonnage than oil and more valuable. Watch this eye opening film on why beaches and islands are disappearing and why people’s livelihoods are at risk. Unfortunately it has been removed from youtube due to copyright issues. However there are still some videos there that show the issues. Watch and share the information learnt from it.
This article was posted on 10 October 2017 in the News category.
Conservation Innovation Awards winners are at the forefront of conservation thinking, with ideas that look set to change the game for New Zealand’s voluntary conservation army and our precious wildlife.
Start getting your entries in! They close on 15 October.
Read more here.
This article was posted on 25 September 2017 in the News category.
The $108,000 grant to the Coastal Restoration Trust, provided through the Community Environment Fund, will see digested koi carp, a pest fish, sourced from Waikato Regional Council’s pilot capture and processing facility, being used as fertiliser in community-based dune restoration programmes.
“This project is about turning an environmental problem into part of an environmental solution. Koi carp are a pest that the Waikato Regional Council was already working to eradicate. This project will take the derived fertiliser and pilot using it to support the growth of native plants on some of our degraded coastal dunes,” Mr Simpson says.
“What impresses me most about this project is that it demonstrates incredible levels of innovation, collaboration and commitment, and addresses not one but a range of environmental issues. All of the parties to the project are to be congratulated.”
Koi carp were introduced as an ornamental fish, but pose a significant threat to 
The Trust hopes to see at least 10 coast care groups using Koi carp derived material in their dune restoration programmes by the end of project.
The broader goal of the Trust is to give coastal communities a better understanding of dune systems, the current state of these habitats and practical options for restoration.
The Community Environment Fund provides funding to empower New Zealanders to take environmental action. It support projects that strengthen partnerships, raise public awareness of environmental issues, and encourage community participation in environmental initiatives. The fund has awarded more than $12 million to environmental projects since 2010.
As published on the beehive website.
This article was posted on 07 July 2017 in the News category.
This article was posted on 20 June 2017 in the News category.
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