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Te Awa River Ride
Te Awa River Ride has been funded
over multiple years to improve public
access to the river and carry out
extensive riparian planting.
Name
Approved
maximum
Project
Te Awa River Ride and planting,
Ngaruawahia south
$160,383.95
Te Awa River ride enhancement through pest plant removal and
replanting of a 1400m length of riparian area alongside the Te
Awa River Ride at Ngaruawhia
Hamilton Gully Restoration,
Hamilton City Council
$50,000.00
Supporting restoration of Hamilton City streams and gullies
through provision of eco-sourced plants, providing seminars
and information to landowners, and promotion of restoration
activities.
Cambridge Meadow Walk,
Cambridge Tree Trust
$15,000.00
Supporting the Cambridge Tree Trust in ongoing riverside planting
activities at Cambridge
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
Karaprio 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 Stream Wetland,
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
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Waikato River Authority
Five Year Report
2015