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ORGANISATION
APPROVED
MAXIMUM
PROJECT
Kainui Wetland Restoration
3 Way Charitable Trust
$37,731.50 Kainui Wetlands Restoration – pest plant removal and replanting
with native plant species.
Cambridge linkage
Te Awa River Ride
Charitable Trust
$235,000.00 Riparian protection and planting aspects of the Te Awa River Ride –
Cambridge section.
Karapiro Gully restoration
Waipa DC & Ngaati Haua
Mahi Trust
$300,000.00 Fencing, pest plant removal and revegetation of the Karapiro Gully
to reduce sedimentation loads to the Waikato River.
Summary of restoration projects
New Zealand Landcare Trust
$50,000.00 Capturing the extent of the restoration work being undertaken within
the Waikato River catchment.
Wairere Stream enhancement –
Maniapoto
$115,000.00
Wairere Streams and Maniapoto Caves Enhancement – riparian
and wetland protection and restoration associated with a site of
cultural significance.
Aka Aka inanga spawning
Toro Atu Charitable Trust
$280,000.00 Inanga Spawning Habitat Restoration – through plant pest removal,
recountouring and replanting in the lower Waikato River.
Kimihia Stream and Lake
Solid Energy & Waahi
Whaanui Trust
$138,792.00 Kimihia Restoration Project – protection and replanting
of Lake Kimihia.
Lower Waikato peat lakes
Conservation Volunteers NZ
$100,000.00
Healthy Habitats Waikato – Empowering Local Communities. Providing
support for volunteer groups and individuals taking part in river
restoration activites.
Maniapoto Environmental Plan
Maniapoto Maori Trust Board
$175,000.00 Undertaking a review of the Maniapoto Environmental
Management Plan.
Manaki Taiao: Vegetation
management
Tainui Development Authority
$1,200,000.00
A major riverbank clearance of exotic and pest plants between Huntly
and Rangiriri Bridge. Together with the Kaneae Kakariki Trust the
project will initially see approximately six kilometres of riverbank
cleared and replanted over two years.
Mangawara StreamWetland
Landcare Research Ltd
$200,000.00 Mangawara Stream Wetland & Riparian Project – protection and
restoration of a wetland.
River restoration and access at
Otorohanga
Otorohanga District Council
$100,000.00 Otorohanga Waterways and Streams – restoration of wetlands
within Otorohanga.
Lake Waikare shore planting
Nikau Farm Estate Trust
$68,800.00 Nikau Farm Estate Trust Riparian Project – fencing and planting
of lake margin.
Lake Mangakaware improvement
Waipa District Council
$41,400.00 Lake Mangakaware – Improving the quality of inflowing catchment
water through the use of silt traps on major inflows.
Waikato River Authority
Annual Report
2014
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