- Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has allocated $217,400 towards environmental programmes.
- Community groups Pupuke Birdsong Project and Restoring Takuranga Hauraki will be continuing their operations with $80,000 each for the next financial year.
- Planting in the Wairau Estuary and the educational group Noughty Wasters will also be funded.
The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is continuing its support of trusted local environmental groups to the tune of $217,400 for the 25/26 financial year.
The largest part of the funds goes to green heroes Pupuke Birdsong Project (PBS) and Restoring Takuranga Hauraki (RTH) each receiving $80,000 towards their environmental programmes for the year ahead.
Both groups play a huge part in organising residents, volunteers, landowners, community groups, schools, iwi and hapū to protect and enhance native biodiversity in the local board area, providing guidance, support, and resources to remove pest animals and plants, increase native urban ngāhere (forests) and organise conservation education initiatives.
“Thanks again to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for continuing to support the work of community volunteers and our small staff team to protect these unique natural areas and diverse wildlife. The board has been our foundational supporter from the start, and we are excited to have another year of community-led initiatives ahead of us,” says Restoring Takuranga Hauraki Programme Lead Lance Cablk.
The board’s environmental funding is also supporting the following projects in the 25/26 financial year:
- Wairau Estuary Enhancement Planting – $30,000
Part of the wider Wairau Estuary Enhancement Plan the board developed to address community demand to improve the health of this highly degraded body of water, this funding will go toward native planting and weed management to improve the overall water quality and biodiversity of the estuary.
- Noughty Wasters Zero Waste Makerspace – $27,400
Based in the recently upgraded Devonport Community Recycling Centre (CRC) since 2024, this educational initiative offers workshops to local school groups to “inspire zero waste practices through the power of play, community, and creativity” often incorporating industrial waste that would have otherwise gone to landfills.
More details on the board’s environmental programmes is available for viewing.
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