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Te Taiapure o Ngati Kere has been granted $2,930 to help its protection of whitebait spawning sites in Porangahau River. The project includes locating whitebait spawning areas along the Porangahau River and fencing of these areas.
"Our bush, streams, birds and plants are an important part of what makes up our community. There are many positive people and communities who are keen to make a difference in protecting nature - and the government wants to reinforce their initiatives and their enterprise," said Wairarapa MP Georgina Beyer.
The Conservation Department and Environment Ministry are giving 58 groups more than $3.2 million to promote and care for plant and animal life on private land.
"The work the groups do is vital for our future," said Georgina Beyer. "By helping others to improve biodiversity in their area, they're creating a better life for us all."
Georgina Beyer said the money came from the Biodiversity Advice Fund, which supported ideas and advice on nature protection, and the Biodiversity Condition Fund, which directly funded groups that protected, restored and enhanced nature protection on private land.
"There are many positive people and communities out there keen to make a difference in protecting nature and we are happy to reinforce their initiatives and their enterprise," Georgina Beyer said.
Applications for the next funding round open on August 4 and close on Sept 29.
For more information see: http://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/land/nzbs/land/condition.html.
Biodiversity Funds Coordinator on (04) 471 3296 or biofunds@doc.govt.nz.
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