Whaka-Ora plans native planting for Steadfast
Plans to transform Banks Peninsula’s Steadfast site in Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour into a native haven are a step closer....
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Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour
Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour is an important place for many different people. The mana whenua of Ngāti Wheke, residents and visitors all share a love for the harbour and surrounding bays.
Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour’s vision is to ensure the area’s ecological and cultural health as mahinga kai is restored for us and our children after us.
Our focus
The Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour plan targets six ecological areas for change. Each ecological band is of equal importance and will help weave our korowai for the Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour catchment.
Rocky outcrops and indigenous forests
Streams
Hills and lowlands
Wetlands and saltmarsh
Taihua/Foreshore
Harbour
The future of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour
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News and events
24 June 2020 / News
2 June 2020 / News
New Mātaitai Bylaws to Protect and Enhance Harbour Fish stocks
The Minister of Fisheries has approved new bylaws to protect and enhance harbour fishstocks within the Whakaraupō Mātaitai.
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13 March 2020 / News
Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour team set sights on future
Executives from Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, CCC, ECan and LPC met recently for a noho marae about the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour Programme.
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