Funding recipients 2014/2015
ORGANISATION
APPROVED
MAXIMUM PROJECT
Kurt and Katharina Bucher
$31,943.00 Totara Downs - wetland restoration
Auckland Waikato Fish and Game
$172,500.00
Eastern Whangamarino
wetland Restoration
DairyNZ and Waikato Regional Council
$230,000.00
Development of a 5-15 year Waikato
Catchment Restoration Strategy
DairyNZ Ltd
$75,000.00
Wetland Restoration with ongoing
monitoring and reporting of on-farm
nutrient attenuation outcomes
DairyNZ Ltd
$1,000,000.00
Waipa Sustainable Milk Plan Delivery
- supporting Waipa dairy farmers in
reducing impacts on the catchment
Hamilton City Council
$45,000.00
Support for gully restoration activities
within Hamilton City
JD and RD Wallace
$31,092.00 Te Awakoura waterway restoration
Lincoln University/St Peters School
$160,000.00
Supporting wetland restoration and
waterway planting in conjunction with
the St Peter’s Dairy Farm Environmental
Education and Monitoring project
Lower Waikato River Enhancement
Society Incorporated (Waikato RiverCare)
$300,000.00
Waikato RiverCare - priority waterway and
wetland restoration projects on the lower
Waikato River and catchments
Mangakotukutuku Stream Care Group
Incorporated
$9,500.00
Riparian planting on the
Mangakotukutuku Stream
Mangakotukutuku Stream Care Group
Incorporated
$10,000.00 Riparian planting at Resthills Park
Mangapiko Stream Care Group
$57,328.00
Riparian planting along the Lower
Mangapiko Stream
National Institute of Water and
Atmospheric Research
$50,000.00
Educational aspects of demonstrating
a culturally appropriate improved
wastewater treatment alternative for use
within the Waikato River catchment
National Institute of Water and
Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
$200,000.00
Development of a catchment wetland
inventory and methodology for
determining the restoration potential
of wetlands
New Zealand Farm Environment Trust
$15,000.00
Incorporation of a Waikato Catchment
Health and Well-being section within
the Waikato Balance Farm Environment
Awards Programme
Restoring and protecting the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River
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