Welcome | Grovetown Lagoon Restoration Project

Welcome to the Grovetown Lagoon Restoration Project

If you come to the Grovetown Lagoon you will see something very special emerging from the weeds, polluted water and piles of rubbish that previously overwhelmed this area.

The Te Whanau Hou Grovetown Lagoon Restoration Project (Te Whanau Hou means ‘new family’) is a community project connecting all sorts of people working steadily to restore a very special freshwater wetland so everyone can enjoy a shady rest, walk, picnic, kayak and relish the serenity of this sanctuary (and the hundreds of birds that live there!).

The project is a combined effort between:

Mana Whenua
Grovetown community
Marlborough District Council
Department of Conservation
Nelson Marlborough Fish and Game Council
NZ Landcare Trust

Working Group Meetings

MDC Meeting Room

Date: 23 July 2019 . Time: 3.30pm
Date: 5 August 2019 . Time: 3.30pm
Date: 3 September 2019 . Time: 3.30pm
Date: 15 October 2019 . Time: 3.30pm
Date: 11 November 2019 . Time: 3.30pm
Date: 26 November 2019 . Time: 3.30pm

Sunday Working Bee Schedule

Wairau Rowing Club

Date: 28 July 2019 . Time: 9.30am - 12 noon
Date: 8 September 2019. Time: 9.30am - 12 noon
Date: 20 October 2019. Time: 9.30am - 12 noon
Date: 1 December 2019 . Time: 9.30am - 12 noon

The Grovetown Lagoon

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Proposed Grovetown Lagoon Loop Tracks

This easy 45 minute track around the outside of the lagoon is finally completed! A new bridge (erected 2016) clearly visible from Steam Wharf Road, and a delightful double-curved boardwalk straddling Kelly’s Creek (April 2019) have made circumnavigation of the Lagoon possible at last.... Read on
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Riverside Area

Volunteers have recently formed a track through the area nearest the Wairau River and accessible from near the Rowing Club. Easy access is provided through planting established 3-7 years ago after the willows were felled. The track will be marked and significant plants identified and some notes made on them.
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Springs Wetland
Purchased by the Marlborough District Council 3 years ago, this 9Ha low-land and swamp is an addition to the original conservation area. Many of the invasive Grey Willows have been poisoned - they are the 'grey' trees. Volunteers are currently planting the small paddock near the centre of the photograph with low-land species such as Carex secta (an indigenous grass), Manuka and Kaihikatea