Past events

Join us for a guided walk over Mātai Moana / Watts Peninsula (North end of Miramar Peninsula). This guided walk will celebrate the Government announcement (September 2025), that the 72 hectare area is now a Public Reserve and DOC land.

Please meet at the corner of Colenso St and Wakefield Ave in Sumner at 9am to register with  Helen Hills. 

Monitoring, Citizen Science and finding what information is out there

Marlborough’s Catchment Care Programme is an initiative to empower landowners and local groups to restore the health of our rivers, wetlands, and landscapes.

Ruary Mackenzie Dodds and his wife Kari de Koenigswarter are rated as Dragonfly Ambassadors by the British Dragonfly Society.

The speaker at our February meeting will be Leah Foster who looks after the rehabilitation of native birds at Natureland. 

Find out more about the conservation work at Natureland here: https://natureland.nz/conservation.

Join Forest & Bird's Canterbury West Coast Regional Conservation Manager Nicky Snoyink to hear what's on Forest & Bird's agenda for 2026.

George will talk on the Doubtless Conservation Trust and their vision of the creation of a large inland predator free ‘island in the Lewis Pass - their work, the challenges, significant species and habitats in the area.

Join us on Saturday 29 November at the Lakes Lodge Okataina for our Regional Hui focused on Browser Control & the War on Nature.

Hihi genetics, precious ranges, and power rangers  

Mark Anderson’s talk is titled Conservation of the rarest beetles in Aotearoa/New Zealand, 

The speaker at our November meeting will be Alex Ive, Assistant Manager of Nelson Marina, talking about the successful management of Nelson Marina.

For more about Nelson Marina: https://www.nelsonmarina.co.nz/