A biodiversity stocktake is the first step to a long term goal

Otago Regional Council senior catchment adviser Becky Hardinge, of Alexandra, spoke at two biodiversity events in East Otago last week. Photo: Shawn McAvinue

Shawn McAvinueReporter

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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Rural EventsSeptember 16

Tourism side-hustle helps pay for biodiversity improvements on East Otago sheep and beef farm

Income from an on-farm glamping business is being used to restore biodiversity on an East Otago farming operation.

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Tourism side-hustle helps pay for biodiversity improvements on East Otago sheep and beef farm

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Rural EventsSeptember 16

Celebrating a conservation project to protect and restore biodiversity for future generations

Farmers are uniting as part of a biodiversity conservation project in East Otago.

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Celebrating a conservation project to protect and restore biodiversity for future generations

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Bringing biodiversity back is everyone’s responsibility, ecologist says

Communities need to drive bringing biodiversity back, an ecologist and botanist says.

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Bringing biodiversity back is everyone’s responsibility, ecologist says

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Rural EventsSeptember 16

Call for election promises to allow more farmers to protect biodiversity

A southern QEII National Trust field rep is hoping election promises from political parties will include a funding increase so more farmers can protect biodiversity.

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Call for election promises to allow more farmers to protect biodiversity