WAI Wānaka is keen to connect with people living locally with a background or particular interest in freshwater management and willing to get involved with the Wānaka Water Project.
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Protecting our lakes and rivers.
We have a number of exciting projects on the go, all aimed at helping maintain and improve the quality of our waterways. See below for more information and how you can get involved.
Community Catchment Plan
We got together with our iwi, farmers, scientists, businesses, community groups, councils and locals to help maintain the health and wellbeing of our lakes and waterways.
It’s our action plan for the Upper Clutha’s freshwater – the Community Catchment Plan or CCP for short.
Check it out and get involved!
Alpine Lakes Research Centre
Science at the heart of local action.
Safeguarding the future of our waterways requires a plan that is supported by research, monitoring and data to make evidence-based decisions.
ALREC works with experts to develop the science and research plans that are needed to understand and protect our catchment.
WAI Action Groups
WAI Wānaka is connecting landowners, local businesses and the community to work together to protect and enhance our ecosystem for years to come.
With funding assistance from RMPP Action Network, WAI Wānaka is supporting Upper Clutha landowners and has helped to establish 6 of the 7 catchment groups operating in the Central Lakes District.
Who are Wai Wānaka?
WAI stands for Water Action Initiative; we’re a community group set up to safeguard and improve the quality of the water in and around the broader Upper Clutha catchment.
We share knowledge about our precious alpine waterways and the real impacts of human activity on water quality, and work alongside our community to take action to mediate those impacts.
Did you know?
Nearly 97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable.
Know your water2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers.
That leaves just 1% for human, plant and animal needs!