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A new conservation project to restore the marine ecosystem at Matheson Bay, or Te Kohuroa, will be the subject of a community consultation day at Leigh Hall on Saturday, May 25.
Te Kohuroa Rewilding Initiative was set up by underwater photographer and Leigh local Frances Dickinson in a bid to help the popular bay, beach and surrounding area cope with increasing pressures from human activity and climate change, such as pollution and sediment build-up.
The aim is to work together with local iwi, organisations, businesses and individuals to find a way to restore the environment using a ground-up, holistic approach.
The community consultation day will include short presentations from some of the initiative’s experts and founders on the project’s goals, a Q&A session and a workshop session to get community feedback on the work needed and how it can best be done.
There will also be a project display, and local conservation groups and other stakeholders involved with the initiative will be present.
Speakers will include Auckland University marine research scientist Dr Kelsey Miller, Helayna Tane of the Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust and Dickinson herself.
“We want people to come along and have their say on the proposed plans for Te Kohuroa Matheson Bay and share their views about the future changes they’d like to see in and around the moana,” she said.
“We encourage anyone who is interested in having a say about the future outcomes for Te Kohuroa Matheson Bay to come along and input on the planning.”
The free event will run from 11am to 2pm and light lunch is included. Please register for catering purposes at the link below.
Info and registration: https://tekohuroarewilding.org/
