Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 4:01 pm
The launch of a $16 million restoration works programme
yesterday at Taniwha Marae was “collaboration at its
finest”.
Representatives from the Government
(Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Ministry
for the Environment, Ministry for Primary Industries, Te Uru
Rākau, the Department of Conservation), Waikato-Tainui,
Waikato River Authority, Waikato Regional Council, Waikato
District Council, mana whenua, contractors and landowners
all got together for a blessing of four environmental
restoration and climate resilience projects for the lower
Waikato catchment.
These projects have been made
possible thanks to funding from the Government’s COVID-19
recovery package, with extra funding also provided by