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Teams from Spark’s Tāmaki Makaurau office traded keyboards for spades recently, working alongside whānau from the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Auckland Council to restore biodiversity at the Warkworth satellite communications facility.
More than 1.29 hectares of wetland were planted with thousands of native species, including harakeke, mānuka and kahikatea. The project forms part of the Mahurangi Land Restoration Programme, a wider DOC and Auckland Council initiative designed to improve the health of local waterways.
The new plantings will provide vital habitats for native birds while also reducing silt runoff into the river, estuary and harbour, supporting taonga species such as tuna (eels) and fish.
Spark’s Māori development lead Riki Hollings said the company was proud to support the environmental restoration mahi. He says the initiative highlights the importance of kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the environment) and toitū (standing together for future generations.
Spark’s Warkworth site has been part of the company’s history since the 1960s.
