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Residents living in the Whangateau Harbour catchment will hold a workshop at the Point Wells Hall on Saturday, May 17 to discuss how best to restore and protect the harbour.
Whangateau catchment facilitator Alicia Bullock says the goal is to shape a long-term Action Plan.
She says anyone with an interest in the harbour, whether they are long-standing landholders, recent arrivals or recreational visitors, is welcome to attend.
“Whangateau Harbour is a much-loved taonga, but it’s facing growing pressure from land and marine activities, climate change and population growth,” Bullock says.
“We have an opportunity to come together as a community to restore and protect this treasured place, for current and future generations.”
Several technical experts will attend the workshop to facilitate discussion. These include Duncan Kervell, a specialist in action-oriented land and catchment management; and Professors Conrad Pilditch and Simon Thrush, from Auckland University’s Faculty Of Marine Science, who are leaders in ecosystem health.
Bullock says the proposed interactive, digital Action Plan will be developed with the use of the latest drone imagery, GIS data, research, expert input and local knowledge, and will prioritise actions and build resilience across the Whangateau Harbour and catchment.
She says the workshop will be an opportunity to build a collective understanding of the environmental pressures facing the harbour.
The event will start with registrations and morning tea at 10.40am and finish at 3.30pm, and organisers are asking participants to register to help plan the day.
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/whangateau-harbour-and-catchment-action-plan-community-workshop
