Wairarapa Moana Community Environment Fund
APPLICATIONS:
open August 1st, and close October 1st
If you’re planning a restoration project in the Wairarapa area, apply for our Community Environment Fund.
Groups can apply for up to $12,500.
The Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project is a collaboration between Greater Wellington, the Department of Conservation, South Wairarapa District Council, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, and Rangitāne o Wairarapa.
Our area includes Lakes Wairarapa and Ōnoke, their neighbouring wetlands, Lake Domain, the Wairarapa Lake Shore Scenic Reserve and Ōnoke Spit. Lake Wairarapa is the third largest lake in the North Island.
At the heart of our partnership is a mutual desire to restore our wetland treasure; whakaora te repo ka ora te taonga wai.
We want to help mana whenua and community groups with restoration efforts and native plant nurseries.
Some of our Previous Recipiants
South Waiararapa Biodiversity Group
The fund has supported this groups continued hard work restoring Ōkorewa lagoon, planting day pictured above.
The fund has also supported their efforts establishing a predator trap line to protect a kārearea(NZ falcon) population.
Pae Tū Mōkai o Tauira
The fund supported this group to establish their He Kotare Native Nursery by supporting their nursery manager training and onboarding.
The nursery, pictured above, is now a major plant supplier of the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project.
FRIENDS OF MANGARARA STREAM AT PAPAWAI
The fund has supported this groups riparian planting and restoration activities, planting day pictured above.
The fund also allowed the group to host a predator trapping workshop.