Tauranga landowners are being urged to make use of a new toolkit being offered by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to help futureproof their land.
The council last week launched the new campaign entitled ‘Futureproof Your Land', which is aimed at rural land owners in the Tauranga Harbour Catchment.
The campaign provides information toolkits to help land owners futureproof their land to ensure it remains productive and profitable, while ensuring water quality and biodiversity are protected or improved and erosion is controlled.
Land Management Manager Robyn Skelton says landowners face a range of challenges that, if left unmanaged, could undermine future production and the value of their land. Doing nothing could threaten the quality of soil, crops, livestock, lifestyle and landowner's income. 'We are looking forward to engaging with local land owners and working together to ensure a better future for the Bay. We want to equip our landowners with the knowledge and tools to make the best choices in their land use practices.”
Regional Council land management officers will work with individual landowners to help them identify the best practices and land use options for their property.
Regional Councillor Jane Nees says the campaign is about raising awareness of the need for landowners to sustainably manage their land and protect the waterways that flow through their properties.
'Ensuring we engage in sustainable practices now will have a significant effect on the health of our land and waterways further down the track.
'We need to keep the bigger picture in view, but work through the smaller steps to get there. This programme aims to get that information and that knowledge into the right hands and then work alongside those people to ensure we are all working towards the same goal.”
The toolkits cover erosion proofing, pollution proofing, weather proofing, pest-proofing and soil health.
For copies of the toolkits please visit www.boprc.govt.nz/futureproofyourland or to speak to a Tauranga Harbour Land Management Officer, please phone 0800 884 880
5 comments
laughable
Posted on 13-03-2013 08:44 | By Capt_Kaveman
why dont they clean up the ports filthy habits then our harbour might be a little cleaner
Just a question
Posted on 13-03-2013 08:51 | By Sambo
Will this stop the "Iwi" claiming my legally purchased land!!!, or is this another way for the "Hi Viz clipboard brigade" to justify their existence, in a cost.
Habour water quality
Posted on 13-03-2013 10:02 | By YOGI
Little to do with farmers, all to do with the city discharges into the habour and sea, hence the sea lettice.
What next?
Posted on 13-03-2013 13:06 | By YadaYada
Telling farmers how to milk their cows maybe. Another lot of bureaucrats trying to justify their existence and pay packets.
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Posted on 13-03-2013 13:30 | By traceybjammet
farmers are not a special untouchable breed of special folk they are running a business and as such need to manage their own stock quantities, impact on the land and waterways etc, commonsense never prevails
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