This planting season Waikato RiverCare planted 38,675 plants across eleven projects.  This year’s project planting got off to an excellent start with river and ground water levels significantly lower than at the same time last year. Big thanks to this year’s plant suppliers Kauri Park Nurseries and our lead planting contractors Native Awa Limited on a job well done over the last six weeks. Our plant suppliers Kauri Park did a...

It is always an exciting time at Waikato RiverCare when new projects get off the ground, and 2018 sees work underway on not one but four new sites! This equates to almost 7km of additional riparian planting in the Waikato River catchment covering 6.87ha, plus a further 4.2ha surrounding an ephemeral wetland.

Last week Waikato RiverCare marked the start of the Gateway Project, located just north of Meremere on the Waikato Expre...

The start of spring, usually an ideal time for planting, saw the banks of Waikato waterways completely inundated with high water levels following the wettest winter since records began with a year’s rain falling in nine months.

This was hugely disappointing for our eager volunteers from NZI, Spark, Watercare Services, Ohinewai School, Kimihia Primary School, Huntly College and Place Group, who were geared up for a planting day...

Waikato RiverCare is excited to be once again supporting the Kilwell Lower Waikato Trout Fishing Contest this year. The contest, which takes place between Karapiro Dam and the Waikato Heads, began at 5am last Saturday 7th October and contestants have until 1pm Sunday 15th October to weigh in their prize winning trout. We are delighted to see contestants of all ages out enjoying the recreational benefits of our awa.

This fishing...

Lake Ohinewai, one of our WCEET funded projects, has undergone a huge transformation over the last year. It has been a big job to remove the abundant weeds that were present at the project prior to site preparation beginning. However, the team has done a great job, and, despite having to battle the weather, it is now ready for planting in August / September this year.

Waikato Weed Spraying and Spray Rig Ltd have been busy compl...

Our thoughts and support goes out to those people in Auckland and the Coromandel who have been affected by the heavy rains over the weekend, where many homes and businesses have flooded.

The heavy rains caused a significant flood event for some of our projects with Waikato Regional Council’s water level logger recording a 3.5m rise in the Mangawara Stream in just a few short hours. Waikato RiverCare Inc. currently has four proj...

The teams from Watercare and Waikato RiverCare Incorporated after signing the new agreement. Credit: Maxine Clayton

Watercare is helping to ensure the well-being of the Waikato River is in good hands, with a $50,000. annual sponsorship to Waikato RiverCare Inc. for their riparian planting.

Last week, Watercare officials, including chief executive, Raveen Jaduram, and water supply manager, Priyan Perea, met with Waikato RiverCar...

Waikato RiverCare Inc.’s new WCEET funded project, Lake Ohinewai, is well into the pre-planting weed control stage with two very effective agrichemical applications having been completed over the last 6 months. This month Waikato RiverCare Inc. will engage Stiles Contracting Ltd’s expertise and machinery to clear the dead weeds on this 2.3ha project. Using this sort of machinery to clear weeds is a first for Waikato RiverCare...

It has been an exciting and busy time for Waikato RiverCare Inc. in the lead up to the Christmas season. From site preparation and maintenance, to fencing and sign installation, our contractors have been completing various works on over 10 different projects since our planting season concluded in October.

Following feedback received regarding Waikato RiverCare Inc.’s Te Awa River Ride project, it was time to do something about...

After some unfortunate delays due to heavy rain and flooding in October, Waikato RiverCare Inc. has completed another successful planting season. The 2016 planting season has been our biggest ever, with approximately 25,000 more plants purchased and planted than last year. A total of 58,375 plants were planted throughout 10 different projects. Four of these project sites received in-fill planting to ensure the continued develo...