Wairarapa Moana Community Environment Fund

APPLICATIONS:

open August 1st, and close October 1st

If you’re planning a restoration project in the Wairarapa area, apply for our Community Environment Fund.

Groups can apply for up to $12,500.

Our area includes Lakes Wairarapa and Ōnoke, their neighbouring wetlands, Lake Domain, the Wairarapa Lake Shore Scenic Reserve and Ōnoke Spit. Lake Wairarapa is the third largest lake in the North Island.

Wairarapa Moana is managed by the Wairarapa Moana Statutory Board (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust, Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Ministry of Conservation and South Wairarapa District Council), who were established to administer and protect Wairarapa Moana. This fund is a longstanding commitment from Greater Wellington to assist community and mana whenua to help protect Wairarapa Moana, in alignment with the Wairarapa Moana Statutory Boards interim goals and guiding principles for Wairarapa Moana. 

Some of our Previous Recipiants

South Waiararapa Biodiversity Group

The fund has supported this groups continued hard work restoring Ōkorewa lagoon, planting day pictured above.

The fund has also supported their efforts establishing a predator trap line to protect a kārearea(NZ falcon) population.

Pae Tū Mōkai o Tauira

The fund supported this group to establish their He Kotare Native Nursery by supporting their nursery manager training and onboarding.

The nursery, pictured above, is now a major plant supplier of the Wairarapa Moana Wetlands Project.

FRIENDS OF MANGARARA STREAM AT PAPAWAI

The fund has supported this groups riparian planting and restoration activities, planting day pictured above.

The fund also allowed the group to host a predator trapping workshop.