Waikato has secured more than $5 million in taxpayer funding to fast-track a suite of freshwater restoration projects. The projects will be managed by the Waikato Regional Council.
Of the funding package, $2.825m will be used to create a green corridor along the lower Piako River, from the Kopuatai wetland to the Hauraki Gulf; $1.74m towards habitat enhancement along a 17-kilometre section of the Waiomou Stream; $740,000 for restoring minimum water levels at Lake Kimihia, near Huntly; and $230,000 for pest control and planting at Opuatia Wetland.
