| Whakamana Te Waituna |
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| This project will allow water levels to be managed independently of the need to keep surrounding farm land drained. Contaminant reduction targets for the lagoon and its tributaries will also be established, farm plans developed to reduce the rate of sediment and nutrient losses originating from on-farm and off-farm activities, and the demonstration of in-situ technologies as examples of better practice. |
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| Awarua wetland and ecological corridor |
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| Improvements to the lower reaches of the Rangihuhi and Mahina Streams will be achieved through the development of a 1 Ha urban wetland to treat contaminated runoff from over 40 Ha of developed land. A wetland flood bypass pipe (with provision for fish migration) will also be constructed to improve flows from the upper catchment without causing flooding to low-lying areas following rainfall events. Landscaping (including boardwalk and viewing platform) will be installed. |
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| Manawatu Awa Freshwater Improvement Project |
| Horizons Regional Council |
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| This project focuses on the whole of the Manawatū Catchment and parts of the Rangitīkei Catchment, which have declined due to pressures from point source discharges and intensive land use. Funding will be used to undertake 250km of fencing, plant 200,000 native plants, install 20 fish passes, deliver a cultural monitoring programme and enable 45 community-led restoration projects. |
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| Transforming Taranaki |
| Taranaki Regional Council |
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| “Transforming Taranaki” Project seeks to encourage and provide riparian fencing and planting in the Taranaki ring plan and coastal terrace. This will be achieved through alignment with riparian management plans, maintaining existing planting, engaging iwi and the community in freshwater improvement, and applying mātauranga Maori. |
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| Te Waiū o Tūtira - the milk of Tūtira |
| Hawkes Bay Regional Council |
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| Pressures including erosion, excessive nutrient loading, poor water flow, loss of connectivity and restricted fish passage have negatively affected the mauri of Lakes Tūtira and Waikōpiro. This project will develop an Integrated Catchment Management Plan, develop and implement farm environmental management plans throughout the catchment, reconnect Papakiri Stream to Lake Tūtira, install an oxygenation system and implement a mauri monitoring program. |
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| Rangitāiki River wetland restoration project |
| Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
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| Located in the Rangitāiki River catchment, between Murupara and the lower limit of Lake Aniwaniwa (Aniwhenua Dam), this project will restore 206Ha of wetlands across six High Value Ecological Sites by establishing long-term management plans, installing fencing to exclude stock, removal of pest plants and animals and native riparian planting. |
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| Water quality and habitat enhancement of Lake Whangape (administered by the Department of Conservation) |
| Department of Conservation |
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| Sedimentation and nutrient loading from intensive dairying, coupled with aggressive spread of alligator weed has led to a decline in lake water quality and habitat of Lake Whangape. This project will restore the health of the lake and associated wetlands through fencing to exclude stock, revegetation of lake margins and wetlands, accelerated alligator weed containment and the implementation of a Kaitiaki Monitoring Framework. |
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| Whakaora Te Ahuriri (the Restoration of Ahuriri) |
| Canterbury Regional Council |
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| Improvements to water quality and quantity are proposed as a pathway to improve the water quality of the associated catchments feeding Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. Installation of a constructed wetland at Ahuriri Lagoon (to reduce nutrient and sediment flows) and the creation of an open water area to provide an improved habitat for mahinga kai. |
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| Northern Wairoa Freshwater Improvement Project |
| Northland Regional Council |
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| This project will reduce sediment and bacteria levels in the Wairoa River and its tributaries by working with landowners to set up sustainable land management practices informed by mātauranga Māori. The project will employ two land management advisors, develop farm plans, and undertake fencing, wetland enhancement, soil conservation and monitoring activities. |
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Waikirikiri / Selwyn River: Near River Recharge Project - this project has been completed.
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| Canterbury Regional Council |
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| An off-take for long-term access to water from the Central Plains Water (CPW) scheme pipeline will be installed to significantly improve water quantity and quality of Waikirikiri/Selwyn River system (including the Hororata, Irwell and Selwyn Rivers as well as their nearby wetlands and Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere). The pipeline will result in the restoration of cultural and ecological values, and community swimming sites. |
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| Hōteo Sediment Reduction Project |
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| This project implements engineering solutions to target sediment ‘hot-spots’ within the Hōteo Catchment. Interventions include natural river engineering, fencing to exclude stock and riparian planting to retain banks. A case study evaluating the effectiveness of interventions will also be produced as part of the project. |
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| Ngā Kaitiaki o te Awa o Pūniu |
| Pūniu River Care Incorporated |
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| This project aims to improve water quality, the mauri of the awa as well as helping to restore indigenous fish habitat and terrestrial biodiversity. Activities include riparian fencing to exclude stock, erosion protection works, planting 160,000 native trees and the creation of a bilingual, open-source guide for marae-based restoration to enable growth in the development of other new organisations undertaking similar activities. |
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| Wharekopae River Restoration |
| Gisbourne District Council |
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| Supporting a diverse and healthy abundance of aquatic life and consistently meeting swimming targets is the goal of a project that will see 30km of improvements along the Wharekopae River. Interventions include fencing to exclude stock, installation of water reticulation systems, culverting of stock crossings, riparian and soil conservation plantings. |
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| Lake Horowhenua Water Quality Improvement Project |
| Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Part Reservation Trust |
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| This project proposes to increase the body of cultural and scientific information about the quality and movement of groundwater within the catchment, assessment and flushing of the stormwater system, establishment of a silt interceptor, shallow groundwater monitoring and implementation of two cultural monitoring programme activities. |
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| Northland Dune Lakes Strategic Water Quality Improvement |
| Northland Regional Council |
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| The Dune lakes in Northland are a globally rare ecosystem. Water quality and quantity is being affected by pastoral and dairy farming. It also faces biosecurity threats from invasive pest species. The project will introduce a systematic approach to improving 25 affected lakes. Interventions include nutrient modelling and mitigation measures (such as fencing, sediment retention bunds and riparian planting), macrophyte aquaculture, biosecurity surveys, removal of pest fish and water-weeds. |
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| Lake Waipu Freshwater Improvement Project |
| Horizons Regional Council |
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The project will remove the direct discharge of treated waste water to Lake Waipu and apply the waste water to land; and
Monitor the changes in Lake Waipu as a result of this removal of the point source discharge. This monitoring will also enable the development of further in-lake or catchment interventions that may be required to restore the health of Lake Waipu |
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| The Ngā Wai Ora o te Whangaehu Freshwater Improvement project |
| Horizons Regional Council |
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| Whangaehu Catchment is vulnerable due to its geology, and point source discharges into the two main catchment tributaries (Makotuku and Mangawhero Rivers). This project proposes 60 km fencing to prevent stock access, riparian planting of 12,000 native plants, five fish pass repairs and 10 community-led restoration projects. |
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| Sunshine, wetlands and bees will revitalise the taonga of Whakaki |
| Hawkes Bay Regional Council |
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| This project will revitalise Whakakī Lake while supporting sustainable land use. The goal is to help the water recover so tuna are fit for consumption and people can access the lake and swim safely. Whakakī is taonga to Ngati Hinepua, Ngati Hine and Ngai Te Ipu. The lake currently has poor water quality, is heavily silted and is unsafe for swimming or consuming tuna. |
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| Water quality improvement in the Waiwiri catchment |
| Lowe Environmental Impact Limited |
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| The exotic pine plantation surrounding the “Pot” in Horowhenua’s Waiwiri catchment is spray irrigated with treated effluent from Levin’s wastewater treatment plan. The project will re-design the irrigation infrastructure and replace 10Ha pine forest with mānuka/kānuka and other native species to limit contaminants entering the drain and subsequently the Waiwiri Stream. Monitoring of groundwater will be undertaken to quantify the benefits of the new system. |
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| Protecting our Groundwater |
| Foundation for Arable Reseatch |
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| This project will improve groundwater quality by using the actual measurement of diffuse nutrient losses from cropping farms as evidence to promote management changes to reduce these losses - The project is focussed on groundwater in vulnerable catchments in Canterbury, Manawatu, Hawkes Bay, Waikato and South Auckland. |
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| Lake Wanaka |
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| The purpose of this project is to protect water quality in Lake Wanaka and the Upper Clutha catchment by limiting negative impacts of significant growth in agriculture, tourism and the urban environment. |
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| Snake Creek Restoration Project - this project has been completed. |
| Water & Wildlife Habitat Trust |
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| The creek flows into the Selwyn River/Waikirikiri and was historically managed as a drain. The diversity of species in the creek has reduced, and elevated E. Coli attributed to pollutants from the Silverstream catchment. The project will establish sediment traps and other sediment mitigation measures, re-batter stream banks and plant native grasses, and deepen a well to ensure the creek’s water quantity. |
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| Te Awaawa Stream Restoration |
| Ngāti Pāhauwera Development Trust Ltd |
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| Te Awawa stream has significant cultural importance to the whanau/hapū of Ngāti Pāhauwera as a food source and place of ritual importance. These values are being threatened by forestry and farming practices within the catchment. The Trust will restore the health of the catchment and uplift the mauri of the Te Awaawa Stream by establishing a research and observation centre to provide educational information for the public, undertaking cultural monitoring, stock exclusion fencing, landowner liaison and riparian planting. |
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| Kaitkati Hills to Ocean - H2O Improvement Project |
| Uretara Estuary Managers Incorporated |
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| Increasing urban development and intensification of horticulture and farming are accelerating stream bank erosion, sedimentation rates and stream pollution events. This project is focused on four streams within the catchment and builds on previous work undertaken by the group. Interventions include fencing, riparian planting, fish passage and wetland construction and pest control. A citizen science monitoring component is also included. |
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Improving freshwater through enhanced outcomes on sheep and beef farms - these
catchments will be located in Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Otago, and Southland |
| Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd |
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| This project seeks to facilitate improved fresh water outcomes in four sheep and beef (hill country) dominated catchments by providing wrap-around support for farmers developing catchment community groups and Land Environment Plans (LEPs), supporting farming leaders, and connecting farming actions to in-stream values assessed by community monitoring groups. As agreed with MfE, these catchments will be located in Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Otago, and Southland |
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| Taylor River Catchment Improvement Project |
| Marlborough District Council |
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| The establishment of a community stakeholder group including local schools and interest groups, iwi and the viticulture and pastoral farming industry will enable targeted riparian planting, expanded monitoring, and assessment of the urban stormwater and sewer networks via camera surveys. |
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| Onenui restoration project |
| Tawapata South Incorporated |
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| Erosion and faecal contamination from stock accessing waterways have led to degradation of waterways throughout the 3500 Ha Onenui Station. This project will fence and retire substantial farmland, develop reticulated water supplies for stock and undertake erosion control work. |
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| Moawhitu Lake and Wetland |
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| This project will improve catchment management by undertaking major earthworks to restore water levels, in-lake re-establishment of macrophytes, riparian planting and fish habitat restoration. Cultural health assessment and monitoring will also be carried out. |
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| Nga Waimāori o Waimahae |
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| This project will focus on the three creeks which flow to the west coast and the Kaipara Harbour, and four creeks which flow to the east coast and the Taumarere River. The project will restore freshwater life and quality to that of 30 years ago through stream re-battering, installation of debris structures, water reticulation for stock, fencing margins and riparian planting. |
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| Restoration of the Waipoua awa |
| Te Roroa Centre of Excellence |
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| Sediment, E. coli, nutrients from pastoral farming and legacy effects from the forestry industry are all impacting on the mauri of the Waipoua Awa. The project will establish an integrated management plan to inform the collaborative management of the river, fence headwater tributaries and wetlands to exclude stock, identify and protect eroded areas to reduce sediment run-off and provide instream habitat for native fish species. |
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| Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project |
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| Historic diversion of streams and drainage affected quality and quantity of water flowing through saltmarsh on the western margin of Lake Onoke. This project will undertake earthworks to reinstate hydrological connections, restore habitat with at least 15 Ha planting and improve the Rimutaka Cycle Trail with interpretive signage to enhance the visitor experience in the area. |
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