Wai Connection Year 2 Report

The Wai Connection project completed its second year this June, and now we’re pleased to announce the release of the Wai Connection Year 2 Report.

In this report we celebrate:

🤝 82,733 total engagements across all regions through community events, education, monitoring

💚 30,925 volunteer hours contributed by communities

💧 350+ catchment groups currently supported across 13 regions

🗺️ 36% geographic coverage spanning urban and rural catchments from Northland to Southland.

The Wai Connection project exemplifies our guiding principles in practice – fostering collaboration and open-source data sharing, maintaining integrity through evidence-based approaches, and ensuring that fun and passion drive sustainable environmental stewardship from the mountains to the sea.

It is just the beginning, but catchment groups are showing that community led initiatives can contribute significantly to the long term outcomes that New Zealand both wants and needs for its waterways.

Read it here: https://870de850-222f-4707-9c29-a8872292bf45.usrfiles.com/ugd/870de8_9888bdbe558a460284bf65e6a428c6f4.pdf