TE PUNA WAIORA O NUKUTAURUA is a community based project led by the Rongoamaiwahine Iwi Trust looking at involving the community in a wider freshwater plan. The group would like to invite you to walk the wai on the newly built Whangawehi walkway.
See flyer attached. For any questions please contact Hannah on : coops@okepuha.co.nz
Enjoy the wai
Nau mai haere mai
When : 8 th of December 2022 at 11 am
Where : Whangawehi bridge – Mahia
Agenda :
11.00 – Blessing of the walkway by local Minister
11. 15 – Cutting of the Ribbon and Korero
11.30 – short walk on the walkway
11.45 – Drive back to Tuahuru Marae
12.00 – Powhiri
12.30 – Karakia – Lunch
2.00 – End of the celebration
Winter has set in and ground conditions are now too wet to continue operating machineries. Todd Murphy from Tip Truck Limited has completed the first part of the post storm repair work. A big thank you for his support.
Several large culverts have been installed and a lot of water control measured carried out on the farm side of the fence have allowed a better control of the water coming from the hills. Culverts heads have been protected with concrete aprons. Flumes for our critical culverts have been ordered and one installed in the slip area. We cross our fingers and hope that the winter rains won’t create more damage on our infrastructures. We have done the best we could to avoid further degradations. We will keep you posted later on in the winter.
On Friday the 6th of November 2020, the Whangawehi project had some visitors. Rex Graham Chair of the Hawkes Bay Regional Council, Cr Hinewai Ormsby, Councillor for HBRC and Cameron Osmond Region Manager for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment came to visit the restoration project. The trip started at the entrance of the Whangawehi walkway and finished on Taharoa Trust. The day went well and was a good opportunity for the WCMG team to advocate for the work done and develop relationships.
A big thank you to Hinewai, Rex and Cameron for making the time for this visit.
Kia ora koutou,
The EIT team is doing a fantastic job, the building is progressing quite well as you can see on the photos. The roof will be installed after the long weekend. Sir Michael Fay, owner of the Station, came on site to congratulate the building apprentices.
A big thank you again to Will Keruru and EIT Wairoa for their dedication.
Thank you to Michael Fay and his team for embracing this community project.
The WCMG Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 2nd November 2019 with the usual committee volunteers in attendance. The Chairman highlighted the main events that took place over the year. The main key points were:
During the meeting the committee unveiled the cabinet designed and built by Chris Wilson. It is planned that the cabinet will be based at Mahia and house our awards and trophies. The cabinet (waka) will be displayed at various agencies over a period of time to showcase what our groups’ collaborative efforts can achieve.
Last year’s committee was re-elected and we look forward to the coming year’s projects and milestones.
The Whangawehi Catchment Management Group almost took out an international river prize at an event held in Brisbane on 22 October.
The Whangawehi group was nominated as a finalist for the 2019 Thiess International Riverprize Awards ceremony held in Brisbane, Australia.
Feedback from the judging panel indicated that the Whangawehi model was something unique and to be considered as an example worldwide. However, the group was formed too recently to base its achievements on decades of monitoring data. “This nomination confirms that the group is operating at an International level and that’s a great encouragement for all our Whangawehi community,” says Whangawehi project manager Nic Caviale-Delzescaux.
“We were rubbing shoulders with inspiring initiatives that show how integrated river basin management can restore and protect rivers, wetlands, lakes and estuaries,” adds Nic.
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Whangawehi group was competing against two large-scale river restoration
projects based in America, the Chicago River Restoration project and the James
River Initiative.
The James river project was awarded the 2019 International River Awards
acknowledging 40 years of active work and well-documented outcomes.
The International Riverprize is the world’s foremost award in river basin management. It recognises and rewards organisations making waves in the sustainable management of the world’s rivers, whether at the grassroots or transboundary level.
Previous winners and finalists have received widespread recognition, built new partnerships, shared their knowledge and won other awards following Riverprize, becoming part of a network of river practitioners and experts from around the world.
Well done to you all for your hard work, dedication and ongoing support
A lot of work has been happening on Pongaroa Station with 20 ha of bush/stream retired and a 2 ha wetland reclaimed from the farmland.
A huge thank you to Bevan Farm Manager and his team for undertaking such a challenging work. The video clip attached below highlights the work done so far. Enjoy the viewing and don’t forget to subscribe if you want to receive our latest updates. Thank you
Kia ora koutou,
With spring on its way, it is good to look back and contemplate what we have achieved this winter. We can Pat the Taharoa Trust and the Whangawehi community for the amazing work done consistently winter after winter stream after stream. Well done to you all. Have a look at this clip and enjoy. I will edit an update on the work done on Pongaroa Station soon.
On Friday the 30th of August, Nicky Bell , Steve Ryan and Pete Krzanich gathered at the end of Happy Jack road in Mahanga to plant 250 trees by the beach. A big thank you to the Mahanga Marae, landowners and HBRC for making this project a reality.
Whangawehi Catchment Management Group 