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Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy

The Kaituna River, wetlands and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary are taonga valued by the community for their clean water, healthy ecosystems, recreational and cultural values.

The vision for the Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy is to ensure that as a wider community our policies and plans, our activities and actions: "Celebrate and honour Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary life as taonga"  "Whakanuia, whakamawawatia te mauri o te Kaituna me Ongatoro hei taonga".

The Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy sets out why people value this environment; their concerns and a vision for its future.
The views of the community have formed the backbone of this Strategy.  It outlines how the future of the Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary will be shaped.

Progress Report for 2009-2010

The first report on the progress made towards implementing the actions of the Strategy is now available.  The Strategy requires a progress report to be made publicly available at least once a year.  The report includes the progress made towards each of the four outcomes by different agencies and community groups.  As well as looking back on what has happened over the last year, the report also looks at the future steps in implementing the Strategy and an artistic impression of what the area could look like in the future.
An electronic copy of the report can be found by clicking on the link below. A hardcopy is available upon request by emailing info@boprc.govt.nz

Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy Progress Report 2009-2010 (580KB, pdf)

More information

For more detailed information on Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary and its catchment visit:

To order an electronic copy (in CD) of the background documents for the Kaituna River and Ongatoro/Maketu Estuary Strategy, including Focus Group reports and iwi history reports, please contact us.

Technical reports: