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Minister of the Environment Hon Dr Nick Smith takes questions
from the news media after launching the start of work on the
Waikato and Waipa River Restoration Strategy.
A Country Calendar crew spent the day filming clearing
and planting on the Mangati Stream with Stu Muir.
Residents and visitors to
Otorohanga enjoying the river
access picnic area on the banks
of the Waipa River.
Terina Rakena (Waikato Raupatu
River Trust) at the launch of the
Willow and Alders Guide.
Riparian planting
signage at Whatawhata
Hamish Dean (Kessels Ecology),
Jenni Vernon (Waikato River
Authority) and Tawera Nikau
(Nikau Trust) inspect an area
cleared and recently replanted on
the shore of Lake Waikare.
Waikato River Clean-up Trust
Funding Strategy
2015
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