Kaituna / Maketu Management Strategy

The future is looking brighter for the Kaituna River and Maketu Estuary. Why? Because the community has joined forces with local and regional agencies to find ways to look after these waterways better.

Over the next year, a working group, will develop a draft management strategy for the river and estuary. It will not be a statutory document but it will be a guide for any future decision-making. It’s important that it’s done – and that it’s done well. The strategy will also have specific actions in it to improve environmental quality of the Kaituna River and Maketu Estuary. 

Environment Bay of Plenty is funding the work, which is a joint project with Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Tauranga City Council and Rotorua District Council. 

The Strategy covers from the Okere Falls to the mouth of the Kaituna River, the Maketu Estuary, and the catchment area.  The Rotorua Lakes is already covered by the Strategy for the Lakes of the Rotorua District. The purpose statement approved by the working party is to maintain the cultural values, achieve long term sustainable management and improved environmental quality of the Kaituna River, its related waterways and catchment, and the Maketu Estuary.  

Lower Kaituna Catchment Water Quality Report  (3.2MB, pdf)

Check out the latest newsletter!

Newsletter #2 - July 2007

In this issue - Introducing our new project manager, focus group updates, water quality facts and figures, upcoming meetings and more...

Check out the latest minutes!

Working Party Meeting Minutes - Thursday 21 June 2007 (25KB, pdf)

Recreation Focus Group Meeting Minutes - Thursday 5 July 2007 (20KB, pdf)

Note: For all newsletters, minutes and reports, go to our Minutes and Reports page


Working Party

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