Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua, Māhia's Freshwater Plan is now complete

Led by Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust and shaped by the voices and mātauranga of our people, this plan sets the path to restore the mauri of our wai and protect our taiao for future generations.

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Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua - Māhia Freshwater Plan

Interactive StoryMap

We invite you to explore Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua further through our interactive ArcGIS StoryMap.

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The betterment of freshwater in Māhia

It is all about getting the water quality back to how it once was. Puna - A Spring of water. Waiora - Clean Water. Nukutaurua - The original name for the whole Peninsula

Te Puna Waiora o Nukutaurua is a community project assessing freshwater in Māhia. It’s our opportunity to approach freshwater reforms with a clear and shared community vision led by those who whakapapa to Māhia, and those that call it home.    

The goal is a living freshwater plan for Māhia that outlines freshwater outcomes for future generations, and forms the foundation for how as a community we’ll work with regulatory agencies implementing national water reforms from 2024.  

We all recognise the significance of freshwater to our place and our people. Long-term we want to be able to swim in our streams, gather healthy kaimoana, and enjoy safe and sustainable water supply for our whanau, farms and businesses.