2. Our trustees Richard Thompson (Chair) - Ecologic Foundation
Owen Cox - Federated Mountain Clubs of new Zealand
George Matthews - Federation of Maori Authorities
Liz Evans - Rural Women New Zealand
Hugh Stewart - Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
Bruce McNab - Federated Farmers of New Zealand
Bryce Johnson - Fish & Game New Zealand

3. Our
staff
Janet Gregory . Nick Edgar . Melinda Dresser . Barbara Stuart . Arni Ore
Nardene Berry . Pauline Hickey . James Barnett . Alastair Cole . Phil Keene
Kate Akers . Jon Hampson . Abby Davidson . Ngaire Tyson . Trudy Rankin

4. Northland Office Waikato Head Office Auckland Office
Regional Coordinator – Jon Hampson
Project Coordinator – Ngaire Tyson
Waikato Head Office
CEO – Nick Edgar
Comms Mgr. – James Barnett
Finance Mgr. – Pauline Hickey
Project Coordinator – Melinda Dresser
Project Coordinator – Nardene Berry
Graphic Design – Abby Davidson
IT Coordinator – Arni Ore
Auckland Office
Project Coordinator - Trudy Rankin
Bay of Plenty Office
Regional Coordinator – Kate Akers
Manawatu/Whanganui
Regional Coordinator – Alastair Cole
Nelson Office
Regional Coordinator – Barbara Stuart
Christchurch Office
Regional Coordinator – Phil Keene
Gore Office
Regional Coordinator – Janet Gregory

5. Waitangi Catchment
Reconnecting Natural Northland
Biodiversity Northland
Volcano to Sea
Kaimai Catchments
Wetland Restoration
Bi-lingual Catchment Guide
Lake Rotomanuka
Lake Ngaroto
Whitebait Creek
Aorere/Rai
Biodiversity Southland

6. Catchment Management Guide
A national resource aimed at providing advice and assistance to policy makers, council staff and industry stakeholders undertaking catchment management initiatives (launched 7 August 2012)
Provide facilitation and skills training
The Trust will develop a training programme to support the promotion and adoption of the guide. Two masterclasses will be delivered – Oct/Nov 2012 and March/April 2013

7. Communities will collaborate (within a national regulatory framework and assisted by national guidance) to identify the specific issues in each catchment, set objectives and limits, and decide on solutions to address those issues effectively and meet their aspirations. All activities in the catchment which have an impact on water quality and flow will be accounted for and brought into the management framework. This in turn will create a more transparent, secure and enabling environment for business and investment decisions.
There are already a variety of methods, techniques and programmes that are being developed throughout New Zealand to enhance the use and management of fresh water. They need to be reinforced, improved, more widely disseminated and integrated at local level into catchment planning. Sector good management practice (GMP) schemes, in particular, will play a key role in helping users achieving freshwater objectives while maintaining and enhancing the profitability of their businesses. Market-based instruments could also play an important part in the new water management regime in some catchments.

8. The primary goal in managing water quality must be to integrate land and water management within a catchment.
To achieve this, all discharges (diffuse and point source) need to be brought within the management regime. Regional councils, with their communities, will need to identify the total current catchment load for each contaminant, identify the specific sources, and consider the most appropriate mix of methods and tools that will achieve the objectives they have set. Different mixes of contaminants, different patterns of land-use (current and historical), and the complexities of natural environments mean that management approaches will need to be tailored to specific catchments. In many cases, there will be a time-lag between interventions and effects – changes to the management regime often won’t have an immediate effect on water quality.
In some catchments, the legacy effects of historical land practices have yet to materialise. This means that it may be some time before we see improvements in water quality.
It is important that we start now.

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