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Protecting kākahi - one catchment group at a time
When you use the term ‘kākahi’, many people give you a blank stare. It’s the te reo name for our freshwater mussels. They’re surprisingly common across New Zealand, but are hard to spot given they spend much of their lives buried in sediment. The average Kiwi has never even seen one alive…though they might have seen mysterious shells on a stream bank and wondered where they came from.
May 72 min read
The hidden stream: Why Boundary Reserve is going back to the future
If you walk through Boundary Reserve East or West in Auckland's Point England right now, you’ll see a vast, quiet stretch of grass in a valley. To the casual observer, it’s just a park. But beneath your feet lies a stream - one that used to be an important part of the ecosystem, and a life-giving force to the creatures and people that lived there. Around 70 years ago, the stream was ‘undergrounded’ - routed into a pipe and buried. There it stayed until January 2023. The Auc
Apr 243 min read
Shared Vision, Shared Waters
Landowners, catchment groups, and scientific expertise came together in Auckland for a hands-on Catchment Management Planning Workshop.
Jun 27, 20252 min read
Discover Pupukemoana
We had a magical day spent on the 14th April, discovering Pupukemoana and what makes this lake in the centre of Tāmaki Makaurau so special.
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Discovering Tāmaki Makaurau's largest dune lake!
On the 17th March the Mountains to Sea Auckland team ran a snorkel day at Lake Rototoa in South Head. As part of our Wai Connection project
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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