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Press Release: Tasman District Council

Two projects that Tasman District Council has been involved in won recognition at the inaugural NZ River Awards announced last week by the Morgan Foundation.

New Zealand River Story Award

The Sherry River community won a New Zealand River Story Award for its 11-year effort to improve the quality of the river. The judges said they looked for entries that stood out in terms of their ongoing commitment to their local stream or river; the application of science to their work; the extent of their collaboration with others; the obstacles they overcame and what they are achieving.

The Sherry River Catchment community ticked every box, and was a deserving inaugural NZ River Award recipient, the judges said.

The Tasman District Council was one of a wide range of organisations and individuals who collaborated on this project.

Regional award for Creek Clean Up

A regional award was also given to Keep Golden Bay Beautiful and Takaka Primary School who adopted Watercress Creek, which runs through a Fonterra farm and the Fonterra factory in Golden Bay.

The group obtained funding from the Council, Fonterra’s Grass Rootsfund, World Wildlife Fund and the Cobb Dam Mitigation Fund.

The combined efforts of Keep Golden Bay Beautiful, Fonterra and the school has seen the quality of the water in the stream dramatically improve over the last few years.

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