There are many organisations and books that can offer practical advice and help with your wetland restoration project. Some nurseries specialise in native plants and can help with advice as well as providing plants.
On this page: Organisations, Funding sources, Native plant nurseries, Recommended reading
Organisations
Waikato Regional Council
Find out if you will require a resource consent for your planned activities. Contact us for practical advice on wetland restoration and pest control. Create your own wetland plan using our template and the completed example as a guide. It will help you to ask the right questions when seeking advice.
Waikato Regional Council staff can also help establish a Landcare group in your area for community involvement in conservation projects.
Your project may qualify for funding through the following Waikato Regional Council initiatives:
- Clean Streams. This project provides advice and financial support to help you fence and plant stream banks.
- Environmental Initiatives Fund. The Fund provides one-off grants to projects that directly enhance and/or benefit the environment or provide environmental education.
- Project Watershed, if your property is located in the Waikato or Waipa river catchments. This Project co-ordinates soil conservation, flood protection and river management for these catchments, and includes protecting wetlands.
District and city councils
District councils support voluntary protection measures and may offer some form of rates relief or other incentive for fencing costs and protection initiatives. Contact your local council for information.
Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Council
The council provides strong support and experience in constructing and enhancing wetlands and farm ponds for game-bird habitat. They also enter into protection covenants.
Contact them at:
RD 9, Hamilton
Phone (07) 849 1666
Conservation Corps
The practical component of this training course may be incorporated into your conservation project if it is under a QEII covenant.
Manager, Youth Core Programmes
Ministry of Youth Affairs
PO Box 10-300
Wellington
Phone (04) 471 2158
Fax (04) 471 2233
Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation staff can provide information on forest fragment plants and animals and restoration advice. You'll also find 'Protecting and Restoring our Natural Heritage: A Practical Guide' on their website.
Waikato Conservancy Office
Department of Conservation
Private Bag 3072 (18 London Street)
Hamilton
Phone (07) 838 3363
Ducks Unlimited
A non-profit, voluntary organisation, Ducks Unlimited is dedicated to the protection, restoration and development of wetlands. They have expertise in conserving endangered waterfowl and nest box construction. They produce a regular newsletter.
Lottery Grants Board
The Board offers funds to a wide range of non-profit groups. Find out more about the Lottery Grants Board on the Department of Internal Affairs website (under Community Grants Schemes).
Or contact the Board:
Phone 0800 824 824
National Wetland Trust
The National Wetland Trust was established in 1999 to increase the appreciation of wetlands and their values by all New Zealanders. The Trust plans to build a state-of-the-art wetland interpretation centre near Lake Kopuera, in the northern Waikato region.
Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) National Trust
The Trust is an independent organisation set up to help landowners protect important features on their land while retaining ownership. See the QEII National Trust website for your local representative.
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is a conservation group whose aim is the preservation and protection of our native animals and natural features. The society is a valuable contact point in the community, working closely with landowners on a range of projects. Check out the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society website to contact your local branch.
Work and Income New Zealand
Work and Income New Zealand run Community Task Force, a subsidised work scheme that employs workers for non-profit projects within the local community. Contact your nearest office for details.
Funding sources
| Listed below are some of the organisations providing funding for projects in the Waikato. |
Lion Foundation:
0800 802 908
www.lionfoundation.org.nz |
The Ron D and E A Greenwood Environmental Trust:
Ron Greenwood,
Managing Trustee
PO Box 10-359, Wellington. |
Waikato Foundation Trust:
Secretary
(07) 838 6624 |
Nature Heritage Fund:
Executive Officer
(04) 471 0726 |
The Tindall Foundation:
(09) 488 0170 |
WEL Energy Trust:
Executive Officer
(07) 838 0093 |
Pacific Development and Conservation Trust:
(04) 495 9387
trusts@dia.govt.nz |
Transpower Landcare Trust Grants Programme:
PO Box 16-269, Christchurch.
Phone freephone
0508 LANDCARE
(0508 526 322)
Phone (03) 349 2630
Fax (03) 349 2640 |
World Wide Fund for Nature:
(04) 499 2930 |
Robert C Bruce Trust:
(06) 358 4012 |
Trust Waikato:
Chief Executive
(07) 838 2660 |
Youth Service Corps:
Youth Corps Programmes
(04) 471 2158 |
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Waikato Catchment Ecological Enhancement Trust:
PO Box 445
Hamilton 3240
http://www.wceet.org.nz/
0800 BIODIV (0800 246 348)
enquiries@wceet.org.nz
This Trust assists organisations, agencies and individuals with projects which foster and enhance the sustainable management of ecological resources in the Lake Taupo and Waikato River catchments.
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Native plant nurseries
Some nurseries will need prior notice (1-2 years for very large orders) to ensure the native plants you receive are collected from your local district for propagation. This is to make sure that you don't introduce varieties that are different from those that would naturally occur in your area. You can also do this by collecting your own seed locally. Note that you will need a permit to do this if you’re taking seed from a reserve.
Albany Nurseries
PO Box 35, Albany Village, Albany, Auckland
(09) 4159291
karen@albanynurseries.co.nz
Annton Nursery Ltd
1896 Hamilton Road
Cambridge
Email: steve@anntonnursery.co.nz
Phone: 07 827 4144
Fax: 07 827 4784
Cambridge Nursery
193 Mangatautari Road
Cambridge
(07) 827 4105
Full Boom Flora Nurseries Ltd
524 Morrinsville Road
RD4, Newstead
PO Box 13010, Hamilton
Phone (07) 856 4515
Fax (07) 856 5177
Hauora Native Plant Nursery
163 Bulltown Road, Waihi
Phone 027 272 7158
Karioi Nursery
17 Calvert Road, Whale Bay
PO Box 26, Raglan
Phone (07) 825 8634
Mamaku Native Nursery
Dansey Road, Mamaku
Phone (07) 332 5728
Mandeville Gardens
16 Main Road
Pukekawa
RD1 Tuakau (near Tuakau Bridge)
(09) 232 8433
Native Tree Company
SH 27, Hauraki Plains
Phone (07) 867 3250
Naturally Native New Zealand Plants
30 Gamman Mill Road
RD3,Tauranga
Phone 0800 33 44 56
Fax 0800 334 457
Oratia Native Plant Nursery
625 West Coast Road, Oratia, Auckland
Phone (09) 818 6467
Peter Morris Nursery
67D Fuchsia Lane
Matangi, RD4
Hamilton
Phone (07) 829 5763 (answerphone)
p.morris@waikato.ac.nz
By appointment only
Taupo Native Plant Nursery
PO Box 437, Taupo
Phone (07) 378 5450
Fax (07) 378 6038
Wayne Bennett
63 Hakarimata Road
RD1
Ngaruawahia
(07) 824 7167
wbennett@xtra.co.nz
By appointment only
If you are in the northern Waikato contact Ecosourced Waikato: a non-profit organisation supporting the use of ecosourced native plants for ecological restoration. Free advice on restoration planting projects, setting up and running community nurseries, seed and sometimes seedlings available - contact Wayne Bennett (details above).
Recommended reading1
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| Dams, ponds, wildlife needs, weed control or planting advice |
- Robert Buxton (1991) New Zealand’s wetlands: A management guide. Available from: Department of Conservation, Science Publications, P.O. Box 10-420, Wellington. $21.95 incl. postage.
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| Weed and pest control, plant propagation, planting advice |
- Tim Porteous (1993) Native forest restoration: A practical guide for landowners. Available from: QEII National Trust, P.O. Box 3341, Wellington, or Gerry Kessels, (07) 825 9025. $29.95 incl. postage.
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| Constructed pond design, planting advice |
- Chris Tanner and Vivian Kloosterman (1997) Guidelines for constructed wetland treatment of farm dairy wastewaters in New Zealand. Available from: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 11115, Hamilton. $22.50 incl. postage.
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| Wetland plants and animals, management, creation, restoration |
- The Open Polytech of New Zealand (1994) New Zealand wetlands. Available from: The Open Polytech of New Zealand, Private Bag 31 914, Lower Hutt.
- Paul Champion and Willy Shaw. (2000) Management practices for marginal zones of wetlands and lakes. NIWA Client Report for the Department of Conservation. Available from NIWA, Hamilton (07) 856 7026.
- Davis, M. and Meurk, C. (2001) Protecting and restoring our natural heritage: A practical guide. Department of Conservation.
- Waikato Botanical Society, 2002: Botany of the Waikato. Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Waikato, Hamilton.
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Footnotes
- All these books can be viewed at the Waikato Regional Council Library, 401 Grey Street, Hamilton East.