Tiaki Nga Wai O Hokianga
Welcomes You
"Kei te whakaaro au mo te taiao." Our kaupapa is simple - to improve the health of the Hokianga Harbour by restoring the health of the waterways and catchments that flow into the harbor. WHO WE ARE
Hokianga Harbor Care Incorporated is a charitable trust based in South Hokianga. We grow eco sourced native trees to supply to landowners so that they can plant
along waterways, recreate wetlands and stabilize erosion-prone hill country. We help with the mahi to do fencing, establish and maintain planting sites, and supplying labour and expertise to work alongside landowners and their aspirations. Building capability and employment for tangata whenua and community is another important part of our mahi through engagement, education and the application of matauranga
OUR PROJECT
In 2020 we received funding from MPI 1 Billion Trees - Te Uru Rakau - for a three year catchment restoration project in the South Hokianga and now have secured a further $2 million of funding from Jobs For Nature - Freshwater Improvement Fund. We now employ one full time Project Manager and a team of four full time operations kaimahi along with a number of part time nursery Kaimahi. Our target under this project is to grow 250,000 native ecosourced plants and to restore 80 hectares of riparian and erosion prone land around the south Hokianga, as well as 70km of fencing and 15 ha of pest plant control. Along with the work on the ground we also deliver workshops and hui, bringing together community, iwi/hapu, and other groups and organisations to holistically deliver this mahi. We have also received funding from Pub Charities and Foundation North for operational supplies and equipment to do our mahi. As a funded organisation we survive from fund allocations and are extremely grateful to our funders for giving us the resources to help us achieve our goals and work with our communities, partners, and tangata whenua. CATCHMENT RESTORATION
Our vision is to see all the waterways that need restoration fenced and planted with beautiful, ecosourced native species. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We run a variety workshops, wananga and hui, bringing together specialists and the community to learn about the native plants of Aotearoa and the issues around managing freshwater ecosystems. "Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua." As people disappear from sight, the land remains.
