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ENM celebrates 21 years of supporting our sector.
ENM is very proudly celebrating 21 years of communication, cooperation and collaboration in the environmental sector.
We recognise and applaud the tireless dedication of passionate people who have helped ENM evolve into the voice and the hub for the Manawatū Region with impact on thousands of people for the benefit of our environment.
A document has been created to mark this auspicious milestone which captures some of the highlights and stories woven into our history.
You can also hear stories from our member groups every week om the '21 years of ENM' Radio show which is braodcast on Manawatū Peoples Radio every Tuesday at 12:30pm.
The Environmental Initiatives Fund Small Grants open year round.
ENM administers the Environmental Initiatives Fund to support Palmerston North-based community initiatives that improve environmental outcomes. This funding has been made possible by a PNCC Strategic Priority Grant. Small Grants (up to $1000) and Large Grants (between $1000 and $12,000 next funding round open in 2023) are available for projects that align with PNCC’s Eco-City Strategy priorities, and any identified priorities of the network.
Applications for Small Grants (up to $1000) can be made by individuals and organisations at any time, - Find out more here.
Read about all the 2022 Large Grant recipients at this link and read inspiring stories of the projects 2021 grants helped make happen by clicking here.
Gift Opportunity
Gift a Predator Trap Donation
Donate to our local biodiversity this year.
A donation will allow a predator trap to be deployed in the Ruahine Ranges
Why donate as a gift?
A predator trap deployed in the Ruahine Ranges is the perfect waste-free gift to help bring kiwi back to the area.
Rats, stoats, possums, wild cats and hedgehogs destroy bird life by attacking small chicks and eating eggs. When you donate a trap as a gift, your money will be put towards the installation of traps to kill these alien predators.
We are hoping to deploy up to 1000 traps in the Ruahine Ranges over 2021-22. Your donation will help in significantly decreasing predator numbers and increasing bird life in the area.
Find out more and Gift a Predator Trap Donation at this link.
Who are we?
Learn more about us:
- See our diverse range of member groups
- Check out our monthly newsletter
- Read our 2021 Performance Report
- Click here to know about Plastic Challenge
- Keep up to date with our Food Action Network
- Find out more about Manawatū River Source to Sea
Celebrating volunteering
Jess Haigh-Knuth has always had a heart for volunteering and when she saw a post from Te Pātaka Kai 4412 needing volunteers a few months ago, it immediately made sense to her. Jess helps out at TPK 4412 o
nce or twice a week and in the holidays her oldest child is also down their sorting food for whānau, Jess said “she loves it too, helping others is in her blood”. Jess’s tasks include picking up donated food from Just Zilch, transferring it into the container and of course sharing the kai out with the community...
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