- Activity type:
- - Water - Coastal / Stream / River / Beaches
- Region:
- Nationwide
Irrigation NZ (INZ), in association with Waterforce, has this week launched the inaugural “Innovation in Irrigation’ award.
The award invites people doing exceptional things with their irrigation, individuals, groups or companies who are making a positive contribution, impact or benefit to irrigation in New Zealand to highlight their innovation.
Nominations from irrigators, schemes, water user groups, environmental groups, industry, university students and researchers are now being sought and close on March 1 2010.
The overall winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500 and the honour of being the inaugural winner of this prestigious ‘Innovation in Irrigation’ award.
For more details and nomination/entry forms go to www.irrigationnz.co.nz
For queries phone 03 379 3820 or e-mail admin@irrigationnz.co.nz
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Terraquaculture Training - 4 Day Workshop
Introducing the culture, craft and science of farming water flowing through the landscape.
- 9-13 April 2010
- Taranaki
- Limited 10 places - Register Now
Dao terraquaculture, the world's most productive farming system, has thrived for over 5000 years in the Asia Pacific realm - achieving levels of sustained productivity beyond the reach of agriculture.
This 4 day practical workshop will expand your skills and capabilities in productive farming and forestry systems to enable sustainable rural livelihoods in Aotearoa.
Please read this flier for more details and email sherylam@kinect.co.nz or phone 03 4350366 for further information.
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‘Birds of New Zealand’ by Alan Emmerson. Come hear how
the Branch Chair of Forest & Bird on the North Shore speaks
with eloquence and confidence about our avian fauna – a
topic which he loves and knows so much about. Not to be
missed!
Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, 7.45pm, in the Senior Citizens Hall, behind the Takapuna Library, The Strand, Takapuna, entry by donation, non members very welcome. Meetings usually involve some announcements, weed of the month, native plant of the month and a presentation by an interesting speaker. This is followed by some fellowship and a cup of tea or coffee
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