Our Vision

Imagine a sweeping landscape that reaches from the Kaimai ranges to our harbour where wetlands, forests and coastal margins are regenerating and treasured species like kiwi, kereru, whitehead and robin thrive. Flourishing riparian corridors protect waterways and provide habitat for locally threatened aquatic life including koura, kokopu, tuna and torrentfish. Where a healthy harbour can once again sustain parore, shellfish and thick beds of Zostera (eel grass).

We aim to rebuild the resilience and sustainability of our ‘working’ landscape through strong ongoing support from our community and others, working together to achieve our common goals.

our objectives

Improve water quality

• Reduce E coli contamination of waterways

• Decrease nutrient supply from orchards and farmland

• Reduce soil erosion and sedimentation of our estuary

• Decrease water temperature by riparian planting (shading)

• Locate and manage sources of heavy metal contamination

• Improve stormwater management in urban and rural sites

 Improve stream and riparian biodiversity

• Provide habitat and food sources for aquatic life

• Eliminate fish migration barriers

• Control pest plants and animals