Our catchment, the mighty Upper Clutha, covers a total area of 4,600 km2.
Our action plan is called the Community Catchment Plan (CCP). It’s yours and it’s mine. It’s also our shared roadmap to improve and maintain the long-term health of the wider Upper Clutha’s freshwater. It identifies risks to the health of our waterways, gaps in our understanding and actions we need to take in order to mitigate the effects of human activity on our aquatic ecosystems.
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.
WAI Wānaka has received funding from Sustainable Business Network and the Ministry for Primary Industries to deliver measurable benefits for the environment alongside providing much-needed local employment.
Our spring planting has been completed and we are now into pest control. Click above to find out more.
WAI Wānaka is continuing to ensure that the 60 actions identified in the Community Catchment Plan are completed as well as continuing to fundraise for riparian planting with Million Metres.
Safeguarding the future of our waterways requires a plan that is supported by research, monitoring and data to make evidence-based decisions.
WAI Wānaka’s Alpine Lakes Research & Education Centre (ALREC) works with experts to develop the science and research plans that are needed to understand and protect our catchment.
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.
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.
Welcome back to your fortnightly WAI Wānaka Jobs for Nature update! This week we start by introducing our field team, talk about the opportunity to plant non-natives species, and announce the date for our Action Group catch up. This year, WAI Wānaka will be part of the Sustainability Hub ‘Our Place’ stand at the Wānaka …
Welcome back to your fortnightly WAI Wānaka Jobs for Nature update! This programme is designed to best assist you to achieve your on-farm environmental goals – whether it’s for personal interest, regulatory compliance, or industry accreditation. We understand that pest and weed control is a big element of achieving biodiversity – but the other side of that …
Welcome to the first of our fortnightly WAI Wānaka – Jobs for Nature updates! In these updates, we’ll send through brief snippets about the Jobs for Nature work programme. Rabbit Control The teams have been busy undertaking rabbit fence checking and maintenance. We work with Peter Preston to advise where WAI can add value to …