Waikato and Waipā River Restoration Strategy

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About the Restoration Strategy

The Waikato and Waipā River Restoration Strategy (the Restoration Strategy) identifies specific, technically achievable and prioritised actions for future on-the-ground restoration works throughout the catchment. It is intended to be used by organisations that either fund or undertake restoration activities for the health and wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipa rivers.

The strategy covers a wide range of restoration and protection activities in the catchment and focuses on six core work streams: erosion and sedimentation, water quality, biodiversity, fish, access and recreation and cultural values. The projects identified and prioritised within the strategy have been conceived and developed by a range of stakeholders and technical and local experts, including individuals from iwi authorities and marae, central and local government, Crown Research Institutes, non-government organisations, industry and members of the community. Specific iwi priorities were also developed and prioritised by each river iwi.

The development of the Waikato and Waipā River Restoration Strategy was funded by Waikato Regional Council, Waikato River Authority and DairyNZ. Priority projects were independently identified and developed by the project team and iwi in consultation with stakeholders and technical experts.

Contributors, acknowledgements and executive summary

Section 1: Introduction

The journey to Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato – Vision & Strategy for the Waikato River

1.2 Purpose and scope of the Restoration Strategy

1.3 Scope

1.4 Structure of the technical report

1.5 Assumptions

1.6 Existing programmes of work

1.7 Restoration Strategy implementation

1.8 The use of Māori words

Section 2: Development of the Restoration Strategy

2.1 Approach

2.2 Goal setting

2.3 Identification of potential priority locations and projects

2.4 Estimating costs

Section 3: Prioritisation of Restoration Strategy projects and locations

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Investment Framework for Environmental Resources (INFFER)

3.3 Project assessment forms (PAFs)

3.4 Process for scoring projects

3.5 Categorising restoration priorities

Section 4: Using the strategy

4.1 Structure and content

4.2 Information for implementers of restoration projects

4.3 Information for funders

4.4 Sources of funding and support

Section 5: Priority locations and projects - Central and Lower Waikato

5.1 Current state and pressures

5.2 Goals

5.3 Priority projects

Section 6: Upper Waikato

6.1 Current state and pressures

6.2 Goals

6.3 Priority projects

Section 7: Waipā

7.1 Current state and pressures

7.2 Goals

7.3 Priority projects

Section 8: Shallow lakes

8.1 Current state and pressures

8.2 Goals

8.3 Priority projects

Section 9: Waikato-Tainui Priorities

9.1 Goals

9.2 Priority projects

Section 10: Raukawa Priorities

10.1 Priority projects

Section 11: Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Priorities

11.1 Priority projects

Section 12: Ngāti Tūwharetoa Priorities

12.1 Priority projects

Section 13: Maniapoto Priorities

13.1 Goals

13.2 Priority projects

Section 14: Iwi Priorities for shallow lakes

14.1 Priority projects

Section 15: Knowledge gaps and research needs

Section 16: Monitoring the outcomes

Section 17: Glossary, Papakupu

Section 18: References

Section 19: Supplementary information
Appendix 1 – Objectives Of The Vision & Strategy

Appendix 2 – Standard Costs And Assumptions

Appendix 3 – Mitigations And Assumptions Applied To Erosion And Sedimentation Projects

Appendix 4 – Funders And Contributors

Appendix 5 - Central/Lower Waikato Project Assessments

Appendix 6 - Upper Waikato Project Assessments

Appendix 7 - Waipā Catchment Project Assessments

Appendix 8 - Shallow Lakes Project Assessments

Appendix 9 - Waikato-Tainui Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 10 - Raukawa Iwi Cultural Priorities

Appendix 11 - Te Arawa River Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 12 - Ngāti Tūwharetoa River Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 13 - Maniapoto Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 14 - Iwi Priorities For Shallow Lakes – Project Assessments

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Report: TR 2018/08

Author: Keri Neilson, Michelle Hodges, Julian Williams, Nigel Bradly (Envirostrat Consulting Ltd)

Waikato and Waipā River Restoration Strategy

About the Restoration Strategy

Table of contents

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Development of the Restoration Strategy

Section 3: Prioritisation of Restoration Strategy projects and locations

Section 4: Using the strategy

Section 5: Priority locations and projects - Central and Lower Waikato

Section 6: Upper Waikato

Section 7: Waipā

Section 8: Shallow lakes

Section 9: Waikato-Tainui Priorities

Section 10: Raukawa Priorities

Section 11: Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Priorities

Section 12: Ngāti Tūwharetoa Priorities

Section 13: Maniapoto Priorities

Section 14: Iwi Priorities for shallow lakes

Section 15: Knowledge gaps and research needs

Section 16: Monitoring the outcomes

Section 17: Glossary, Papakupu

Section 18: References

Section 19: Supplementary information

Appendix 1 – Objectives Of The Vision & Strategy

Appendix 2 – Standard Costs And Assumptions

Appendix 3 – Mitigations And Assumptions Applied To Erosion And Sedimentation Projects

Appendix 4 – Funders And Contributors

Appendix 5 - Central/Lower Waikato Project Assessments

Appendix 6 - Upper Waikato Project Assessments

Appendix 7 - Waipā Catchment Project Assessments

Appendix 8 - Shallow Lakes Project Assessments

Appendix 9 - Waikato-Tainui Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 10 - Raukawa Iwi Cultural Priorities

Appendix 11 - Te Arawa River Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 12 - Ngāti Tūwharetoa River Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 13 - Maniapoto Iwi Project Assessments

Appendix 14 - Iwi Priorities For Shallow Lakes – Project Assessments

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