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The Upper Waikirikiri Catchment Collective (UWCC) is proud to have brought together students from Darfield High School and local farmers for a special Wetland Planting and Wellbeing Day at with Phil Deans on his farm near Darfield. Phil is the proud custodian of one of the few remaining wetlands on the Canterbury Plains and he and his family have spent decades preserving and caring for the impressive wetland area. The event saw community members of all ages planting native tr

The  Upper Waikirikiri Catchment (UWCC)  is proving what’s possible when local farmers and community members come together with vision, commitment, and purpose. Created in the Selwyn foothills, this grassroots initiative shows that real leadership starts from the ground up - with people who know their land, care for their water, and want a sustainable future for the next generation. A catchment group is a group of people, often farmers, who live within a catchment and would l