Land for Life Catchment Plan
The Land for Life program is a collaborative initiative led by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) to support farmers and rural communities in improving land and water outcomes across Hawke’s Bay. This regional effort helps landowners reduce erosion, enhance freshwater quality, build climate resilience, and strengthen the long-term viability of productive land through practical planning, partnerships and on-the-ground action. The program recently received significant government funding to expand its reach and support across the region.
In 2025, the Kaweka Community Catchment Collective (KCCC) was one of only two community catchment groups in the region selected to partner with the Land for Life program to create a 20-year catchment plan for the Kaweka Catchment. In partnership with technical specialists from Perrin Ag, this project will combine local landowner insights, iwi knowledge, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council data, and existing environmental information to produce a point of use long-term catchment plan supported by an interactive web map and monitoring framework.
Using insights from landowners, iwi, HBRC, and existing data, the catchment plan and map will make it easier for landowners to understand local environmental risks, see practical examples from their peers, and plan future actions with confidence.
Perrin Ag, together with KCCC, would like to invite you to attend one of the upcoming drop‑in workshop sessions being held across the catchment.
These workshops are an important part of developing the catchment plan and ensuring the information used reflects the realities on the ground. Your local knowledge and feedback are essential to getting this right.
What the workshops are for
During each session, you will have the opportunity to:
• View the draft map that will inform the catchment plan
• Provide feedback and additional context based on your own property
• Request a copy of the map for your farm and mark-up any changes directly after the workshop
• Share examples of any mitigation actions you have already implemented on‑farm
(e.g., planting, erosion control, riparian initiatives)
These insights will help refine the interactive web map and ensure the catchment plan is practical, accurate, and tailored to local needs.
Format
The workshops are half‑day drop‑in sessions between 10am – 2pm. We will be formally presenting the draft map at 10am and 12pm, the remaining format is informal with the Perrin Ag team throughout the day to:
• Answer questions
• Discuss your property
• Record feedback
Why your participation matters
This is your catchment plan; informed by you and built by all of us. Perrin Ag’s approach is to build the Plan from the ground up, we are relying on your knowledge to ensure the mapping is correct, the priorities are meaningful, and that the plan is locally driven. Your input also helps build a set of localised mitigation examples to celebrate success and support knowledge sharing within the catchment.
We encourage you to bring along your farm map and/or photos showing any areas of retirement or restoration works on farm or, any other information want to share to include in informing the catchment plan.
When/Where
There are two sessions you are able to attend, please call in to either whenever suits you within the time slots below:
• 24th February 2026, 10am - 2pm, Puketapu Church Hall
• 25th February 2026, 10am - 2pm, Patoka Hall
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