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More work on the cards for Ōhiwa Harbour

29 March 2016

A celebration of achievements so far and new actions for the future mark the endorsement of the refreshed Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy at a meeting of the Ohiwa Harbour Forum earlier this month.

The original Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy, which guides the management of the Ōhiwa Harbour, is now almost eight years old. Almost all of the actions set out in the Strategy have either been completed or are now part of business as usual. This includes specific actions related to improving signage and facilities, planting and coastal erosion works, and research into bird and fish life in and around the Harbour. The refreshed version brings the document up to date.

The Ōhiwa Harbour Forum is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Strategy and the Forum Chairman, Tiipene Marr said that the implementation of the Strategy actions over the years was a credit to the partner organisations and the wider community, particularly those who live in the Ōhiwa Harbour and Nukuhou River catchments.

“The Ōhiwa Harbour Strategy is action-focussed and we have achieved a lot in the last few years that has really made a difference to the health of the Harbour. It is a great moment to acknowledge that success and in the same breath look ahead to the next things we can do to continue to improve the health of the Harbour and catchment area.

“We have spent a lot of time talking to the community about how they see the future for the Harbour and what sort of concrete steps we can take to reach that goal and this is reflected in the refreshed strategy.

“This document has a practical focus and gives the partner organisations definitive, achievable actions to complete. We have seen the benefits of this approach from the first version of the Strategy and I think we are all pretty excited to see where the next set of tasks takes us,” Mr Marr said

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