Involvement, fun and keeping track
Current activities
Would you like to join in?
Businesses can also be a part
Contact
Wai Care
The Wai Care programme is a community and school based water quality monitoring restoration programme, supported by councils throughout the Auckland region.
The goals of the Wai Care programme are to assist groups to:
- Learn about stream catchments and environmental issues
- Plan a monitoring strategy for a local stream
- Carry out tests for water quality and in-stream life
- Interpret and understand information
- Look at their own behaviour
- Take action within the community to improve water quality.
Involvement, fun and keeping track
The aim is for communities to be involved in their local environment and to have fun by participating in learning about and helping to manage our streams and water catchments.
Together, we can improve our waterways and environment by reducing pollution sources, improving conditions for animal life in and around our streams by removing rubbish, fencing out stock, and planting stream banks. Activities include marking stormwater grates so that people know whatever goes down them drains straight into the stream.
Wai Care assists groups in riparian planting and providing walkways and facilities alongside major streams.
These groups plan for events and planting days that you, your family, friends or workmates may be interested in participating in.
The information from regular monitoring forms will be used to report on the state of our environment.
The council supports the following school and community based Wai Care Groups:
Manurewa
Mangere
Otara
Pakuranga
Papatoetoe
Current activities
- Otara Creek riparian planting ongoing
For more information on Wai Care and specifics about our groups, visit the regional website at 
www.waicare.org.nz.
Would you like to join in?
The programme is flexible to accommodate all ages and abilities, varying group types and levels of commitment.
Businesses can also be part of Wai Care
The programme can help businesses practice good housekeeping in order to protect their local stream environments and to know their resource management responsibilities.
It is envisaged that other like-minded businesses can provide examples and support. Wai Care can put you in contact with other organisations and agencies that may be able to assist you in your business.
Contact
If you are interested in our Wai Care programme, such as joining an existing group or considering starting a new group, please contact:
Wai Care Programme Manager
James Corbett
Email: james.corbett@manukau.govt.nz
Phone: 09 262 5104 extension 8135
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