Location: Kāpiti Coast, Wellington Job type: Full time Duration: Permanent Description The Waikanae Jobs for Nature project is an ambitious multi-year effort to restore the Waikanae River catchment in collaboration with the Department of Conservation and Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai (ĀKW). It aims to build capacity and employment within ĀKW Read more…
Groundtruth has produced a guide to constructing a bioreactor on a farm in conjunction with Sustainable Wairarapa Incorporated. Dairy NZ and Pamu supported a Sustainable Farming Fund project which assessed the cost-benefit of various on-farm activities for removing contaminants from waterways and improving biodiversity. The bioreactors are designed for the end of Read more…
Animal pest control got a $291M boost from the NZ Government as part of Budget 2020. This will require the coordination of lots of people and information to get this work done. It will require tracking and reporting kills and monitoring of outcomes. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Read more…
Native Forest Systems is a leading-edge approach to landscape-scale forest restoration. Queen Elizabeth Park and Battle Hill Farm Forest Park have collectively had tens of thousands of natives planted in them in 2019 using this new approach and we have a lot more planned for 2020 (if the COVID-19 situation allows for it).
A new native forest planting system is helping Greater Wellington Regional Council achieve its biodiversity and climate change goals.
Congratulations to all those involved in the fantastic achievement of winning the Green Ribbon Award 2016 for “Protecting our Biodiversity”. Groundtruth has been involved with this exciting project for some years. Collaborative and innovative, the Uawanui Project has taken a whole-community approach to improving the environmental health of the Kaituna Read more…
Groundtruth have achieved a major milestone by completing the networking of Abel Tasman National Park to ensure its Virtual Visitor Centre is available to visitors on their mobile phone wherever they go. Groundtruth has worked with Project Janszoon and DOC to provide the Virtual Visitor Centre, a free mobile phone Read more…
Groundtruth has provided a crucial role in the construction of a wetland on Kaiwaiwai Dairy Farm. Data from the project shows the wetland is efficiently removing nitrogen from drainage water and improving water quality in Wairarapa Moana. By working with landowners, Greater Wellington Regional Council and with the help of Read more…