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Walk the Wai

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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

AGM held – A year to be proud of

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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:

  • 15 ha retired in Mangatupae
  • 16,000 trees planted, including 4 ha of native bush retired.  We also retired 2 ha wetland and established 6,000 trees during a well-attended community planting day with over 50 participants.
  • 15 ha retired on Pongaroa Station including 5 ha of native bush and the creation of a new wetland.
  • We were one of the finalists in the International River Award.
  • The development of an Easement for the Walkway which will be finalised in January 2020.
  • Formalization of a partnership for a research project led by Beef & Lamb based around regenerative farming.

A year to be proud of – looking forward to another productive year ahead

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.

Water monitoring update

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The March water monitoring data sheet is available below. Water flow is low at the moment and water temperatures are reasonably high. The data shows that some tributaries are still releasing a lot of E coli. A lot of geese have been observed in the forest, no doubt they affect water quality unfortunately.

March2019fullmonitoringDownload

Catchment update

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The monthly check at Whangawehi went well. Water levels are dropping in the main Whangawehi stream and tributaries. Water temperature is high especially in the lower reaches. Algae dominate some of our sites which happens every summer. Over time, the shading effect from the trees will allow the water to cool down and restrict algae growth.  Tree growth is phenomenal, Malcolm did a fantastic job at controlling blackberry so the place looks amazing.