This project supports delivery of river and catchment management projects in the Lower Waikato River catchment with a specific focus on those that flow into significant lakes and wetlands. This includes the catchments of Lakes Waikare, Waihi and Whangape and the Whangamarino and Opuatia wetlands as identified in the Waikato and Waipā River Restoration Strategy.
Waikato Regional Council worked with landowners who wished to undertake approved riparian fencing and planting, reduce and prevent stream bank erosion, retire areas for native revegetation and other measures to reduce sediment inputs into the lakes and wetlands. The project provided job opportunities and contract work for local nurseries, fencers, planters, weed contractors and others.
This project saw Waikato Regional Council working with iwi, landowners and key stakeholders and engaging with the community.
- Funded: $3.52m by MBIE (climate resilience)
- Total project cost: $7.1m
- Project duration: 3 years
