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Our Northland- Tõ Ttou Taitokerau Stories and updates on the great work happening around the region to help our environment, economy and people thrive. Brought to you by Northland Regional Council. DID YOU KNOW? A new era for Kaipara Moana » Kaipara Moana is of immense tradiional, cultural, historical and spiritual importance - it is a taonga to tangata whenua. Kaipara is the largest harbour in the Southem Hemisphere, with a surface area of 950km' (at high tide) and a catchment area of over 6000km. It is believed the first migration to Kaipara Moana was around 1200- 1400AD. The ancient Polynesian sailing vessel Mahuhu-ki-te-rangi landed on the foreshores of the Kaipara around the 1200s, under the command of Rongomai and his father Whakatau. To be led by an equal partnership between Kaipara Uri (tangata whenua descended from Kaipara Moana) and councils (Auckland and biodiversity, resilience from climate Northland Regional), the programme change, and carbon capture acknowledges the special nature of through tree-planting and wetland the harbour and aims to restore its management. vitality by halving the sediment loss from land to sea. » Kaipara became a busy timber harbour from the 1860s, shipping thousands of tonnes of kauri improved freshwater quality, greater timber and gum. As kauri ran out, the gum and timber industries declined, and after 1920, farming Expected environmental benefits With $100 million of Government funding committed over the next six years and a joint Kaipara Uri-council partnership nearing sign- off, restoration of New Zealand's largest harbour been steadily deteriorating from has reached a pivotal turning point. arising from the programme include (mainly dairying) took over. Today there's more than 3700km of pastoral land in the Kaipara The programme also recognises that the overal wellbeing for Kaipara catchment and more than 8100km Uri and local communities is deeply connected to the wellbeing of the Water quality in the harbour has of waterways on pastoral land. The Kaipara provides significant breeding grounds and habitats the haloyon era of native timber Kaipara Moana. extraction, to contemporary land use We're thriled to be part of this once for juvenle fish. In any one year, over 90% of snapper caught commercially off the west coast of New Zealand are from the where large volumes of sediment in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a real difference to the iconic nature (eroded soil) "Environmental remediation unlike any ever seen in Aotearoa" wash off the land. is how the decade-long programme to restore the health Kaipara catchment is classified as and mauri of Kaipara Moana has of Kaipara Moana for current and Kaipara. The Kaipara - which is broad and mostly shallow - is also a migratory bird habitat of international significance. About 807km of the land in the successive generatilons. highly erodible. been described. Supporting our communities THANKS A $15.5 million redevelopment of a high profile former Whangarei supermarket site is progressing with the anchor tenant Kensington Health now occupying the regional-council- owned site. FOR JOINING THE CONVERSATION! During August, a series of pop-up stalls and an online feedback portal offered an early chance for people to Influence the shape of our next 10-year plan. We asked people to share what's important to them for our region's future, and got lots of valuable input. And, not surprisingly, the health of our waterways remains a top priority! Tenants still to come include a gym, Team Dental, Hands On Rehabilitation, Active Plus physiotherapy and several food outlets including BurgerFuel, Lone Star, Sal's Pizza, St Pierre's Sushi and If you missed out don't worry - there'll be another opportunity for feedback when we consult on our Long Term Plan early next year. NRC Chair Penny Smart thanks hose who worked on the redevelopment duning a daw blessing last month Tank, all of which will breathe new life into the Kensington area. Find out more: www.nrc.govt.nz/futureplan Our Northland- Tõ Ttou Taitokerau Stories and updates on the great work happening around the region to help our environment, economy and people thrive. Brought to you by Northland Regional Council. DID YOU KNOW? A new era for Kaipara Moana » Kaipara Moana is of immense tradiional, cultural, historical and spiritual importance - it is a taonga to tangata whenua. Kaipara is the largest harbour in the Southem Hemisphere, with a surface area of 950km' (at high tide) and a catchment area of over 6000km. It is believed the first migration to Kaipara Moana was around 1200- 1400AD. The ancient Polynesian sailing vessel Mahuhu-ki-te-rangi landed on the foreshores of the Kaipara around the 1200s, under the command of Rongomai and his father Whakatau. To be led by an equal partnership between Kaipara Uri (tangata whenua descended from Kaipara Moana) and councils (Auckland and biodiversity, resilience from climate Northland Regional), the programme change, and carbon capture acknowledges the special nature of through tree-planting and wetland the harbour and aims to restore its management. vitality by halving the sediment loss from land to sea. » Kaipara became a busy timber harbour from the 1860s, shipping thousands of tonnes of kauri improved freshwater quality, greater timber and gum. As kauri ran out, the gum and timber industries declined, and after 1920, farming Expected environmental benefits With $100 million of Government funding committed over the next six years and a joint Kaipara Uri-council partnership nearing sign- off, restoration of New Zealand's largest harbour been steadily deteriorating from has reached a pivotal turning point. arising from the programme include (mainly dairying) took over. Today there's more than 3700km of pastoral land in the Kaipara The programme also recognises that the overal wellbeing for Kaipara catchment and more than 8100km Uri and local communities is deeply connected to the wellbeing of the Water quality in the harbour has of waterways on pastoral land. The Kaipara provides significant breeding grounds and habitats the haloyon era of native timber Kaipara Moana. extraction, to contemporary land use We're thriled to be part of this once for juvenle fish. In any one year, over 90% of snapper caught commercially off the west coast of New Zealand are from the where large volumes of sediment in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a real difference to the iconic nature (eroded soil) "Environmental remediation unlike any ever seen in Aotearoa" wash off the land. is how the decade-long programme to restore the health Kaipara catchment is classified as and mauri of Kaipara Moana has of Kaipara Moana for current and Kaipara. The Kaipara - which is broad and mostly shallow - is also a migratory bird habitat of international significance. About 807km of the land in the successive generatilons. highly erodible. been described. Supporting our communities THANKS A $15.5 million redevelopment of a high profile former Whangarei supermarket site is progressing with the anchor tenant Kensington Health now occupying the regional-council- owned site. FOR JOINING THE CONVERSATION! During August, a series of pop-up stalls and an online feedback portal offered an early chance for people to Influence the shape of our next 10-year plan. We asked people to share what's important to them for our region's future, and got lots of valuable input. And, not surprisingly, the health of our waterways remains a top priority! Tenants still to come include a gym, Team Dental, Hands On Rehabilitation, Active Plus physiotherapy and several food outlets including BurgerFuel, Lone Star, Sal's Pizza, St Pierre's Sushi and If you missed out don't worry - there'll be another opportunity for feedback when we consult on our Long Term Plan early next year. NRC Chair Penny Smart thanks hose who worked on the redevelopment duning a daw blessing last month Tank, all of which will breathe new life into the Kensington area. Find out more: www.nrc.govt.nz/futureplan