We were lucky to have some great weather leading into winter which allowed Waikato RiverCare to start planting early this year—the beginning of June. Due to the lack of rain, the ground was a little harder than normal, requiring a bit more force on the spade when digging plant holes. Everything was going to plan until we had the lockdown in August, which put a hold on planting our last couple of projects. We got there in the end, with RiverCare planting a total of 62,385 tree

Waikato RiverCare Inc. riparian projects adjacent to the Waikato River, Wai O Te Atua Stream, Tuhikaramea Stream, Te Onetea Stream, Mangauika Stream, Mangapiko Stream, Opuatia Stream, Lake Whangape, Lake Areare and Lake Waikare WMR Waikato RiverCare Inc. advises that herbicide spraying of alligator weed, yellow flag iris and other Regional Pest Management Plan pest plants inclusive of restoration weeds Tradescantia fluminensis, Hypericum androsaemum, Convolvulus arvensis, Pen