With a little enthusiasm and willingness to get their hands dirty, the Kirkwood Whānau has shown what can be achieved on te awa. Last September, the whanau got together and planted 155 trees funded by the Honda Tree Fund on a small Waikato District Council reserve adjoining family land next to Turangawaewae Marae. Whānau planting the first stage of the project. Six months on and the plants are looking great! Regular rainfall over the summer has ensured that the plants have go

Waikato RiverCare has just completed the last key milestone on the Hakarimata A Extension project. Barakat Contractors have done a great job constructing a 7-wire batten fence to exclude stock from the planting project. This project would not have been possible without support from the Department of Conservation who came on board with funding for surveying and fence construction. The fencing comes at an important time for the project with the last scheduled planting of 742 tr