Catchment Care Programme News Today

Mayor Nadine Taylor said the last financial year had been challenging, mainly due to the ongoing impacts of severe weather events and inflation. In presenting the annual report for 2022-2023 to Council, the Mayor said ratepayers faced an estimated ...

The programme had so far been allocated $2.7m from the Government and $1.7m from the council. It was hoped farmers would contribute another $1.3m in cash or through “in-kind” work. Oliver said farmers could use that money, and that would essentially balance out any costs they might incur in getting checked. CHLOE RANFORD/LDR Federated Farmers Marlborough chair Phillip Neal at the meeting. The money could be used to help landowners fence their stock from waterways, plant natives, or purc...