Current R & M activities within the Te Awa Tupua Catchment.

Socio ecological Learning - Whanganui (2020)

Funding to purchase materials to build a nursery, native plants and seeds.

Whanganui Kayak Club

In 2018 and 2019, funding was approved to support the club to underake a club wide clean up of the Awa, and the money was used to support athletes to attend world championships.

Horizons Regional Council

Fish Barrier remediation’s progressing in Whanganui. This is part of the Fish passage work programme underway through Horizons.

Te Urumingi Ahu Whenua Trust

Bank stabilisation, fencing along river banks, planting and pest control.

Aramoho Rowing club (2019)

Purchase of a flood barrier system in case of a flood to protect their clubrooms. The building is home to wider community equipment.

Tū at Ngana Hau

Education programmes delivered to those on the Whanganui River by Awa residents.

Land restoration and development (2020)

Te Urumingi Whānau Trust’s development of Paetawa Station project is about providing economic opportunities for the iwi while restoring the land to its former glory. A Provincial Growth Fund Whenua Māori grant of $457,477 was announced in February 2020 for Heeni Investment Company, the commercial arm of Te Urumingi Whānau Trust.

Mangatiti Landing

In 2018, Funding was allocated to the development of campsite activities, water catchment building, water tanks and pest control.

Kākahi monitoring out Rānana (2016)

Te Morehu Whenua headed to Tawhitinui via jetboat to search for kākahi. Juat north of Moutou Stream the roopu found 6 kākahi amongst the rocks on the Whanganui River. The low numbers of kākahi found is a concern.

Te Pou o Rongo orchard restoration (2019)

Manga it supported the restoration and maintenance of the Orchard there at Te Pou o Rongo.

Seedbanking (2018)

Whanganui River received a seed-banking drum kit developed as part of a  BioHeritage Challenge project  focused on developing Māori solutions to fight myrtle rust. A seed-banking drum is a special kit that enables community members to collect, dry and store seeds from local taonga (treasured) plants. Te Mana o Te Awa supported Kimmy Ranginui to attend training to use this tool.

Omahuri Farm (2018)

In 2018, The farm was supported to complete a continuation of riparian retirement, fencing, planting, weeding and pest control. Omahuri is a farm located 15kms NE of Whanganui. Location is approx.

Fish & Game Orautoha Riparian Protection (2019)

Riparian planting

Maithuna Retreat, Taumarunui (2020)

Purchase of native plants

Hiruharama Tuna Monitoring (2019)

This project focused on surveying potential visiting sites for catch and release of Tuna over a two day period. These sites will have nets designated during the catch and release project and are used to track migrations by deployed project teams. The Project teams were supported by scientists Erica Williams (NIWA) and Lan Pham (University of Canterbury).

Blue Duck Station - Whanganui

Purchase of native plants for planting.

Rongoa Wānanga - Hiruharama

In 2018, Whanganui leadership and those of the whare wānanga continued to interact and discuss the kaupapa. Efforts were discussed amongst the wānanga kōrero on the 2019 Tira Hoe Waka and in April 2019 at a hui held at Te Ao Hou Marae to discuss the intent and seek agreement from the people. It was agreed initiate (3) wānanga for 2019. The first of which was held at Hiruharama Marae 16/17 May & 16/17 October 2019, hosted by the hapū of Ngāti Hau.

Te Uru Hinau (2020)

This project aims to support the Hinau tree population and care of for future generations. This aslo includes building capacity in relation to how to use this rongoa. The project is managed by Myles Gembitsky and Jason Taiaroa with support from Pipiriki Inc (use of land) and DOC. The actual location of this parcel of land is situated along the Raetihi-Pipiriki Road.

Pokaka Sanctuary Eco-Sanctuary

An eco sanctuary in the tribal rohe of Te Korowai o Wainui a Rua (Tamahaki, Tamakana and Uenuku) region with a focus on biodiversity. The vision is to have the first iwi driven ecosanctuary in Aotearoa. It will be founded upon traditional principles, kawa and knowledge.

Ohura Research Project

Over the 2019/2020 summer period Te Rua Wallace completed a current state analysis for the Ohura catchment. This report highlighted the need to do more mahi in this catchment and to work closer with non iwi organizations to support the collaborative restoration.

Rongoa wānanga - Tawata

In 2018, Whanganui leadership and those of the whare wānanga continued to interact and discuss the kaupapa. Efforts were discussed amongst the wānanga kōrero on the 2019 Tira Hoe Waka and in April 2019 at a hui held at Te Ao Hou Marae to discuss the intent and seek agreement from the people.The final of the three Rongoa wānanga was hosted by Ngāti Tu (at Tawata) within the Hinengakau Rohe of the Whanganui Awa (Te Awa Tupua) in March 2020.

Connecting Flows - Taurewa

As part of the relationship with Genesis Energy, the Relationship Group are investigating a number of flows for three manga iti to be agreed to and implemented for an annual monitoring programme adjacent to the māori maramataka. The flows pictured here are full flows.

Connecting Flows - Tawhitikuri

As part of the relationship with Genesis Energy, the Relationship Group are investigating a number of flows fro three manga iti to be agreed to and implemented for an annual monitoring programme adjacent to the māori maramataka. The flows pictured here are full flows.

Waione restoration and monitoring wānanga (2018)

Manga iti funding supported this fund to complete site visits with hapū to co design a restoration strategy. This was a time of reconnection and

Whanganui at Paetawa - Water Quality Site

NIWA's Hydro Web Portal provides river flow and water quality monitoring data from NIWA’s Benchmark river monitoring network. LAWA also collect data here for water quality.

Whanganui at Te Maire - Water Quality Site

NIWA's Hydro Web Portal provides river flow and water quality monitoring data from NIWA’s Benchmark river monitoring network. LAWA also has ecology, live flows and water quality data available on their website. This is also a monitored site of Genesis Energy.

Whanganui at Town Bridge - River quality

This location is a monitored swim spot.

Whanganui at Cobham Pontoons

This location is a monitored swim spot.

Manganui o Te Ao at Ashworth Domain

This location monitors ecology.

Whanganui at Mosquito Point

This location is a monitored swim spot.

Whanganui at Te Rewa -

This location monitors water quality and takes live flow data.

Whanganui at Pipiriki

This location monitors water quality, ecological data, is a monitored swimming spot and takes live flow data.

Whanganui at Wades Landing

This location monitors water quality, ecological data.

Manganui o Te Ao at Ruatiti Domain

This is a monitored swimming spot and water quality.

Ohura at Tokirima

This location monitors water quality and takes live flow data.

Whanganui at Cherry Grove

This is a monitored swimming spot, ecological data and water quality.

Whanganui at u/s Taumarunui STP

This location monitors water quality.

Ongarue at Cherry Grove

This is location monitors ecological data water quality and live flow data.

Ongarue at Taringamotu

This is location monitors ecological data water quality and live flow data.

Whanganui at Manunui

This is a monitored swimming spot.

Whakapapa at Owhango

This is a monitored swimming spot.

Whanganui River at Below Piriaka

Flow monitoring spot.

Whanganui at Headwaters

Flow Monitoring Site.

Wairehu Canal & Whanganui Intake

Geneis Energy alongside John and Lena Morgan (Otukou) capture sites for the Tuna monitoring and the release site is the Whanganui River below intake structures. Genesis has historic data available, with three Long fins captured during May 2020 monitoring.

Whakapapa at footbridge

This is a flow monitoring site.