Wai Connection is part of the nationwide project by the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust (MTSCT) to build capability and capacity in New Zealand’s freshwater management by providing knowledge, tools and expert support to help identify values and solve issues in the local catchment areas. The project aims to support communities to connect more with their waterways from mountains to sea, and promote collaboration between local catchment groups, NGO’s, hapū/iwi, Regional Council, central Government and primary industry working within the catchment – helping deliver the goals of the Government’s Essential Freshwater (EF) work package.
Wild for Taranaki is the Taranaki Service Provider for MTSCT, working in partnership with Te Kāhui o Taranaki, Te Kaahui o Rauru and Te Ihowai Ltd. Wai Coordinators and Connectors are embedded within each of these organisations to support and enhance their mahi in the freshwater space.
Read more about the work of our Wai Connection kaimahi in the blog on the right.
Have a look at what Wai Connection has achieved with catchment groups around Aotearoa in the first three years of developing and implementing ‘Wai Connection – Tatai Ki Te Wai’.
