Wai Connection
A community catchment group engagement project
To build capability and capacity in New Zealand's freshwater management
'Wai Connection – Tatai Ki Te Wai’ is a catchment community engagement project offering on-the-ground support to assist with catchment issues through tailored change at source. It exists to support and build community involvement, equity, and a shared vision of ecological sustainability as the basis of a healthy community.
Please head to the Wai Connection website for more information
The project
To empower communities through providing knowledge, tools and expert support to help identify values and solve issues in their local catchment.
Supporting communities to connect more with their waterways from mountains to sea, and promote collaboration between local catchment groups, NGO’s, hapū/iwi, Regional Council, central Government and primary industry working within the catchment – helping to deliver the goals of the Government’s Essential Freshwater (EF) work package.
Funders & Partners
EFF | EOS Ecology | Regional provider organisations
The Essential Freshwater Fund (EFF) is providing funding to build capability and capacity in New Zealand's freshwater management through to June 2025. Part of EOS Ecology’s role within ‘Wai Connection’ is to provide technical GIS, science support, and resource development for the project at a national level. Many of our existing provider organisations have Wai Connection Roles - check out your region to get involved.
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