Our Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon Catchment

With your help, we’ve made a plan.

The feedback period has now closed. Thank you for your contributions.

Thank you, Timaru, for your feedback on a new strategy we have created with the help of the community, to restore the health of the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon catchment.

Over the past year the Our Waitarakao project team has engaged with the South Canterbury community to gather feedback to help inform the development of a draft strategy to restore the health of the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon catchment. During this period, the community has shared with us what they think is important about the lagoon and catchment, and ideas for improving the health of this special area.  

A wealth of information, ideas and stories has been captured through a series of community drop-in events, stakeholder meetings, an online survey and focussed community workshops – which has helped inform the development of the draft catchment strategy. 

Download the Our Waitarakao draft strategy.

With your help, we’ve made a plan.

The feedback period has now closed. Thank you for your contributions.

Thank you, Timaru, for your feedback on a new strategy we have created with the help of the community, to restore the health of the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon catchment.

Over the past year the Our Waitarakao project team has engaged with the South Canterbury community to gather feedback to help inform the development of a draft strategy to restore the health of the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon catchment. During this period, the community has shared with us what they think is important about the lagoon and catchment, and ideas for improving the health of this special area.  

A wealth of information, ideas and stories has been captured through a series of community drop-in events, stakeholder meetings, an online survey and focussed community workshops – which has helped inform the development of the draft catchment strategy. 

Download the Our Waitarakao draft strategy.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Our Waitarakao draft strategy community feedback survey

    Our Waitarakao has been prepared by its partner agencies – the Department of Conservation, Environment Canterbury, Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua, and Timaru District Council – in collaboration with the community through surveys, workshops, meetings, and events. 

    The strategy’s vision is to restore the mauri of Waitarakao for everyone. It primarily addresses two key issues - the decline of the natural environment and impacts of natural hazards. 

    This strategy includes five overarching outcomes, and plans to achieve these through 18 specific objectives. Each objective has targets and an approach which includes both short-term (first steps) and long-term (ongoing) actions. 

    This survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete. Download a copy of the strategy to refer to as you complete it. 

    The community feedback survey is open until 5pm on Monday 15 July 2024.

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