Mapua & Districts Community Association, Residents, Ratepayers - Our Mapua

December 8, 2018

What Happened at the November Meeting?

The monthly meeting of the Mapua and Districts Community Association held on Monday 12th November began with the introduction of David Martin who is the newly appointed independent chairperson for the … [Read more...]

October 22, 2018

What Happened at the October Meeting?

Trevor James, the TDC’s Senior Resource Scientist, a specialist in aquatic ecology and water quality, presented his latest research to the MDCA’s October meeting. The Health of Streams in the … [Read more...]

September 25, 2018

What Happened at the September Meeting?

Dr Tim Ewer spoke at the September Mapua and Districts Community Association meeting regarding the past, present and future status of the Mapua Health Centre. He started his presentation by … [Read more...]

August 21, 2018

What Happened at the August AGM Meeting?

The AGM of The Mapua and District Community Association was held on Monday 13th August. Elena Meredith, the outgoing chairperson spoke to the Annual Report which had been circulated by … [Read more...]

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2 days ago

Upgrading Mapua Playground Presentation Monday, December 10, 7 PM

Join us at the next Mapua Community Association monthly meeting to hear Glenn Thorn present ideas about the redevelopment of the play area at Mapua Recreation Reserve next to the tennis courts.

Glenn is the TDC's Reserves and Assets Project Officer and is seeking input on the playground upgrade design from both children and adults. Funding has been approved through the Annual Plan process.

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4 days ago

Waimea Inlet Forum (WIF) Meeting Notes
19 November, Mapua Hall
by Gillian Pollock

The Tasman Environmental Trust (TET) has provided funding for development of a new Geographic Information System for mapping for the TET and WIF. This is being carried out by a company called Carbon Farm. It will be necessary to work with DOC on compatibility and data sharing. The Geographic Information System (GIS) is a cloud-based system that is suitable for computer and mobile devices, in a format that will allow users to access, store, manipulate, analyse and present spatial or geographical data important to WIF and the TET. Hopefully it will be compatible with other systems to allow data sharing with appropriate organisations.

Elspeth is identifying and compiling ecological assessment reports for Significant Natural Habitats (SNHs) around the Waimea Inlet. David Melville emailed his view that it is imperative we have proper (scientific) assessments of the biodiversity values of the important sites around the Waimea Inlet, in order to concentrate efforts on maintaining and improving these sites before moving on to less valuable areas.
Importance noted of working on retreat zones given the imminent threat of sea level rise.

The TDC is sponsoring a student to work on the values of various Waimea Inlet sites over the summer through assessment of reports.

Birds NZ holds a nation-wide shorebird survey twice a year and will be asked if they would coordinate the various bird surveys held around the Waimea Inlet.

Gillian Bishop will contact David Melville to find out more specifically what he is suggesting. A workshop will be held in the new year for DOC and Council ecologists to contribute to the biodiversity values assessment of Waimea Inlet sites, with the aim of producing a short report for WIF members to discuss before it is presented to a wider Waimea Inlet Forum meeting for discussion.

It was suggested that the group organizes a clean-up of the area between Sandeman Rd and the tip which has a lot of rubbish in the tidal zone; probably in March next year after nesting has finished and the chicks have fledged.

The Regional Predator Control Plan has been reduced in scope to focus on a few specific areas including Waimea Inlet, Moutere Inlet and Motueka Valley Farmers for Whio project.

WIF will plan to to finish the existing trapping network and start working towards predator free peninsulas.

Next Meeting: 21 January 2019, Mapua Community Hall (and every 2 months from this date on the 3rd Monday of the month) ... See MoreSee Less

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7 days ago

Mapua Student's Murals Grace Dominion Flats Underpass
by Mia Fay

The Year Seven students of Mapua School took on the challenge of painting four murals on each panel of the Dominion Flats Reserve underpass.

Earlier this year the Mapua and District Community Association asked Mapua School if their pupils would be willing to design and paint four murals for each panel of the Dominion Rd underpass. They received a community arts grant from the TDC for the materials needed to bring the art to life. The time and effort has been a huge commitment from the school. The pupils of Mapua School have enjoyed the project enormously. “I have enjoyed the process of our designs slowly coming together,” said Poppy Smethurst, a Year 7 student from Mapua School.

The teacher in charge of the project, Simon Clearwater has been delighted at the the outcome. “The kids have been fantastic in their enthusiasm and their attention to detail. It really is great for them to have total ownership in a community project like this.”

The Dominion Flats Reserve has approximately 6.2 hectares of land that the Tasman District Council bought just after the bypass was finished. In November 2013 the first public planting was held, helping to return it to its original patch of native bush. The Mapua community have done an amazing job with weeding and planting and with grant money from many sources there are now over 50,000 plants growing.
Neville and Helen Bibby were a big help to bring the students’ artworks from paper to the wall. The pair said, “The designs are bold, clever and a fantastic statement that draws favourable comments from all who see them. The community can be proud of our young people and it’s well worth a walk along the track just to see the artwork.”

Next year the school hopes to be involved in carrying on with the artworks, adding colour to the inside of the underpass.

From Helen Bibby:
The students were fantastic. They walked to Dominion Flats from school which is quite a distance and then, while some were painting, others helped with weeding and planting in an area close by the underpass as there was limited space for them all to work on the murals at the same time. It was a real team effort from the year sevens which they can be really proud of.

Photos of the designers in front of their artwork: Mia Fay - Morepork, Mikara Langley-Tait - Butterfly, Amelie Evans - Insect, Poppy Smethurst - Tui. ... See MoreSee Less

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