Catchment & Environmental Management
We support catchment-scale environmental management, helping organisations understand condition, pressures, and priorities across complex landscapes.
These environments often involve multiple land uses, stakeholders, and competing pressures. Our role is to bring structure to diverse environmental information, enabling coordinated management, prioritisation, and catchment-scale action.
How we work in this context
We work alongside councils, iwi, and programme partners to integrate ecological science, spatial systems, structured data, and science interpretation across large and often complex geographies.
Our focus is on ensuring environmental information is clearly understood and usable, supporting decisions, guiding investment, and enabling coordinated action across catchments.
what we do
- Catchment condition, pressure, and trend assessment
- Integrated spatial analysis of datasets
- Cultural values and mātauranga Māori integration
- Catchment and freshwater management planning
- Land use, erosion, and sediment control strategies
- Catchment prioritisation and investment planning
- Implementation support for catchment programmes and coordinated action
- Community and stakeholder engagement support
- Environmental strategy and prioritisation reporting
- Science communication and public-facing resources
Example Projects
The Ararira Catchment Management Plan
This groundbreaking initiative aims to reshape waterway management by integrating ecological and cultural values, while maintaining essential drainage services.
Focus Catchment Map Series
Supporting community-led catchment efforts by improving the understanding of the health of their catchments, identifying knowledge gaps, and fostering informed decision-making.
‘Wai Connection’
Empowering communities to protect their local waterways requires more than just information; it demands an integrated approach that combines science, technology, interpretation, and hands-on...