Freshwater mussels - KO NGĀ KĀKAHI

Lake Wairarapa’s Kākahi Crisis—What’s Next?

Discover how ten years of dedicated community efforts are shining a light on the kākahi crisis and what this means for the future of our precious ecosystem.

Restoration of WaiRarapa Moana kākahi

2024, McEwan

A report compiling the current condition, the ecological needs and the restoration options for the Lake Wairarapa freshwater mussel populations.

 

Wairarapa Moana Kākahi Monitoring

report 2024

This report compares both locations and 10 years of data.

2024, Fenwick, NIWA

This report also compares all data collected, to date, for Western Lake Shore Reserve.

Citizen Science Monitoring

 

Wairarapa Moana Kākahi Monitoring

report 2023

2023, Fenwick, NIWA

This report also compares all data collected to date for Lake Domain Reserve

Citizen Science Monitoring

Wairarapa Moana Kākahi Monitoring

2022, Fenwick, NIWA

Citizen Science Monitoring

Kākahi Monitoring Report for the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project

2016, Riverscapes, McEwan

Citizen Science Monitoring

Kākahi Monitoring Report for the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project

2015, Riverscapes, McEwan

Citizen Science Monitoring

Kākahi Monitoring Guide

Riverscapes, McEwan

This Guide forms the basis for the Citizen Science Monitoring of Wairarapa Moana’s population of Kākahi.

This Guide could be used by anyone wanting to understand their own populations in their lagoons, ponds, streams, or Lakes in Aotearoa.

Wairarapa Moana Kākahi Survey

2012, McEwan

This report was a comprehensive survey at multiple wetlands around Wairarapa Moana.