Official launch of
bilingual guide
The project to produce the guide was undertaken
by NZ Landcare Trust with funding from the
Waikato River Authority.
Pictured is Waikato River Authority co-chair
John Luxton speaking at the official launch of
the publication:
Waikato River Restoration:
A bilingual guide.
The guide can be viewed or downloaded at
Landcare Research staff
Rebecca Phillips and
Suzanne Lambie at the
floating wetland site near
Taupiri. Extensive progress
has been made since work
started in May this year,
including the creation of the
floating wetland which acts
as a natural water filter.
Major work
completed
at wetland project
A LANDCARE RESEARCH PROJECT
TO REDEVELOP A WETLAND
SITE ON THE BANKS OF THE
MANGAWARA STREAM NEAR
TAUPIRI HAS HAD SUBSTANTIVE
SITE-WORKS COMPLETED.
The work has involved fencing a 2.7 hectare area,
the completion of extensive planting and the
building of a floating wetland bed. The Mangawara
Stream feeds into the Waikato River at Taupiri and
is currently quite discoloured.
The wetland project aims to reduce both nutrient
and sediment entering the Mangawara by
providing a natural filter with the riparian planting
and floating wetland bed.
The multi year project received $200,000 from the
Waikato River Authority in the 2013 funding round.
The redeveloped area is expected to become a
well-populated habitat for fish and bird life in a
short space of time.
