August 31, 2016
Mana o Te Wai funds to clean up far north lakes
Te Hiku o Te Ika Iwi Development Trust has secured $320,000 to restore two Far North dune lakes and a wetland.
Lake Wahakari, the Waiparera Wetland and the Rotoroa/Split lakes are all of ecological significance and are at risk from various land use activities.
The money comes from the $5 million Te Mana o Te Wai Fund, which the Maori Party had included in Budget 2014.
Additional fundng will come from Reconnecting Northland.
Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says tangata whenua are in a strong position to help protect and improve the water quality of the area’s dune lakes and wetland.
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