North Canterbury News: August 12, 2021

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RURAL LIFE 36 North Canterbury News, August 12, 2021 Farms focus on biodiversity Aseries of biodiversity projects has improved awareness of the special values of streams and rivers throughout the Waimakariri catchment. Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd’s (WIL) biodiversity project lead, Dan Cameron, says knowledge and understanding of the land and water in the area has grown exponentially since an initial biodiversity stock take of the scheme identified 297 sites of interest in 2018. ‘‘We also identified four lowland freshwater stream systems, three of which were not widely known,’’ he says. 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Planting work started last week on one of the Burgess Stream projects, which is the first stage in aseries of linked projects aiming to restore the length of the stream. ‘‘Burgess Stream has presented us with afantastic opportunity for WIL shareholders to enable catchmentscale restoration right from the beginning,’’ Mr Cameron says. ‘‘While there have been many learnings along the way, it’s very exciting to be seeing everybody’s efforts turning the vision into areality.’’ He says work on Burgess Stream will protect the values around the spring head and the area further downstream where the water leaves the catchment area and flows through lifestyle blocks. ‘‘It’s the perfect opportunity for the wider community to see the value in the work we are doing to protect the environment as the water way literally flows through their properties.’’ All shareholders Mr Cameron has worked with now have biodiversity plans in place which enable them to comply with regulatory requirements around biodiversity and freshwater. These plans provide evidence of shareholders’ environmental guardianship and awillingness to be proactive in enhancing streams and water ways on or near the landowner’s properties, he says. ‘‘Landowners can also use this documentation to apply for funding from other sources to continue on with their environmental improvement projects onfarm, so the biodiversity plans are useful for amyriad of different purposes. ‘‘Some landowners have been able to secure up to 50 percent of the funding required for their projects. ‘‘The biodiversity plans also help to identify action points which can be woven into afarm environment plan, such as planting and stock exclusion which can deal with point source issues.’’ The programme is also reaching to provide handson learning opportunities for local schools through community outreach project with West Eyreton School. Tips for farm audits Help is at hand for Kaikoura farmers preparing for their farm audits. Environment Canterbury land management advisor Pete Bradshaw has been spending time leaning on fences and kitchen benches to help steer farmers in the right direction to meet local and national rules. One local farmer says the support Mr Bradshaw provided him was invaluable in helping him through his audit process, which afew years ago, would have made him ‘‘run for the hills’’. ‘‘Working with Pete encouraged us in all aspects of our obligations. He was approachable and helpful on so many levels,’’ the farmer says. ‘‘He visited us onfarm, carried out tests for us and gave us good advice on practical ways to improve our operation. ‘‘Pete’s enthusiasm and help through the whole process made our audit much less daunting. We felt really listened to and valued as farmers.’’ Mr Bradshaw says the audit process doesn’t have to be difficult or scary and engaging early with staff can really help in the long run. ‘‘The whole process is confidential, so if you’re worried about some aspects of your plan, or just want to check that you’re on the right track, Ican help.’’ Several projects funded by the Kaikoura Plains Recovery Project helped set some good foundations for local dairy farmers to work from. In 2019, as part of the ‘farming in wet conditions’ workstream, the project funded ‘preaudit dummy runs’ where an approved auditor engaged with Kaikoura dairy farms, regardless of whether they needed aconsent. ‘‘This provided dairy farmers with an opportunity to see where they were postquake and where they needed to be in terms of their farm audit,’’ Mr Bradshaw says. ‘‘Kaikoura farmers were really lucky to have this early support. Being reassured that they were on the right track while showing them the areas that needed work, was agame changer when it came to preparing for their actual audit,’’ he said. The project also initially partfunded Checking if off ... Environment Canterbury land management advisor Pete Bradshaw has been helping Kaikoura farmers to check off their environmental requirements. PHOTO: ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY the employment of Pou Matai Ko (cultural land management advisor) Makarini Rupene. ‘‘Makarini’s early work with Kaikoura dairy farmers helped them start to understand the value and importance of blending mahinga kai values into their daytoday management and farm environment plans, while also helping to set some manageable targets,’’ Mr Bradshaw says. All consented farms in Canterbury are required to have afarm environment plan, which identifies risks and sets out how the farm is going to manage its environmental impact. All plans are audited by an independent auditor and Environment Canterbury is notified if there is follow up required, or to note when the next inspection date is set for. Farms achieving aCorDgrade are considered nonachieving, while an Aor Bgrade means the farm is compliant and is audited once every two to four years depending on consent conditions. 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