Your catchment - Central Waikato zone

Collaboratively enhancing the health and wellbeing of rivers and catchments within the Zone.

The Central Waikato Zone consists of the Waikato River catchment extending from the Karāpiro Dam to Ngāruāwahia. Covering an area of 64,000 ha, the zone contains two dominant features: the Waikato River and the urban area that makes up the city of Hamilton. Together with the towns of Cambridge and Ngāruāwahia the Central Waikato Zone is the most populous in the Region with 45% of the population residing here.

The Central Zone team works to identify issues that relate to our land, water and communities by integrating three key areas of work: river and catchment management, restoring biodiversity and pest control. We are continuing to work alongside tangata whenua, iwi trusts, landowners and communities to undertake works across the zone.