Lake Wakatipu - Catchment Planning Services
Catchment Planning Services

Catchment Planning

Helping our clients go from reactive to proactive.

We take full advantage of our expertise in environmental science, geospatial planning and engineering to deliver solutions that promote sustainable development and resilience across both rural and urban landscapes. Our holistic approach ensures that environmental, social, cultural, and economic well-being are all taken emphasised, fostering intergenerational benefits and stronger communities.
Helping our clients go from reactive to proactive.

Catchment Planning Services

Our catchment planning services encompass a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to address the diverse needs of freshwater catchments.

From detailed catchment management plans and powerful geospatial tools to innovative restoration strategies, we work closely with councils and communities so that every project meets the unique requirements of the local environment and community.
Waterfall Spray at the Makaroa Falls showing Te Mana o Te Wai

Te Mana o Te Wai

Te Mana o Te Wai represents the fundamental importance of water to Aotearoa New Zealand's health and well-being. When working in and around our freshwater networks, we place focus on the health of our water, communities and people, and seek to create a positive impact for all.

Our catchment planning processes are aligned with this principle, prioritising the protection and enhancement of our waterways.
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Integrated Catchment Planning Services

Integrated Catchment Planning

Our integrated catchment planning approach considers the interconnections within ecosystems and between these ecosystems and peoples.

By addressing land use, water quality and biodiversity collectively, we develop robust catchment plans that support the overall health of catchment areas, ensuring sustainable outcomes for future generations.

These outcomes take the form of detailed catchment plans and geospatial tools to inform decision making. With informed decision making ability, our clients are able to plan for a thriving future.
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Stakeholder & Community Engagement Services

Stakeholder & Community Engagement

Effective catchment planning requires active engagement with stakeholders and communities.

We facilitate meaningful conversations and collaborations, ensuring that all voices are heard and considered. This inclusive approach helps build consensus and fosters long-term stewardship and kaitiakitanga of catchment areas.
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Environment Restoration Planning Services

Restoration Planning

Morphum's founding goal is to co-create a thriving ecosystem for generations to come. Restoring what has degraded or been lost is core to achieving this goal, and as part of our catchment services, we aim to rehabilitate degraded areas, enhance biodiversity and improve water quality.

Our work enhances mauri and restores balance to these areas, through our work in developing adaptable engineering and scientific solutions to the issues facing our natural spaces.
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Te Mana o Te Wai

Water is the basis for all life.

Te Mana o Te Wai represents the fundamental importance of water to health and well-being of all living things. When working in and around our freshwater networks, we place focus on the health of our water, communities and people, and seek to create a positive impact for all.

Our catchment planning processes are aligned with this principle, prioritising the protection and enhancement of our waterways.
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Integrated Catchment Planning

Catchments are complex webs of variables, and planning for their future relies on capturing what makes each catchment unique.

Our integrated catchment planning approach the interconnections within ecosystems and between these ecosystems and people.

By addressing land use, water quality and biodiversity collectively, we develop robust catchment plans that support the overall health of catchment areas, ensuring sustainable outcomes for future generations.
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Stakeholder & Community Engagement

No two catchments are the same, and no two communities are the same.

Effective catchment planning requires active engagement with stakeholders and communities. We facilitate meaningful conversations and collaborations, ensuring that all voices are heard and considered.

This inclusive approach helps build consensus and fosters long-term stewardship and kaitiakitanga of catchment areas.
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Restoration Planning

Morphum's founding vision is to ensure a thriving ecosystem for generations to come.

Restoring what has been lost is core to this, and as part of our catchment services, we aim to rehabilitate degraded areas, enhance biodiversity and improve water quality.

Our work enhances mauri and restores balance to these areas, through our work in developing adaptable engineering and scientific solutions to the issues facing our natural spaces.
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From Reactive To Proactive

Preparing for the future before we reach it.

Morphum's effective catchment planning gives our clients the ability to make informed decisions for water catchments, creating a holistic view of the complex web of variables that both affect and are affected by our waterways.

Through planning for proactive decision making, we can create positive change together, resulting in improved water quality, enhanced biodiversity, and increased resilience to climate change.
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From Mountain To Sea

Understanding the unique characteristics of your catchment area is the basis for effective catchment management planning, and we take the time to learn the entire waterway flow path, embracing the complexity.

We conduct thorough water health assessments to gather data on hydrology, geology, land use, and biodiversity, and we provide geospatial tools that communicate this information effectively.

This data informs strategies at the national, regional and local levels, creating a foundation for any future works and decisions to be tailored to the specific needs of each catchment.
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