Links to Related Sites

The organisations who have worked in partnership to form the Waikato Catchment Ecological Enhancement Trust are:

• Mighty River Power http://www.mightyriverpower.co.nz

• Department of Conservation http://www.doc.govt.nz/index.html

• Fish & Game NZ Eastern Region http://www.fishandgame.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_your_region/SITE_Eastern/Eastern.asp

• Fish & Game NZ Auckland Waikato Region http://www.fishandgame.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_your_region/SITE_Auckland_Waikato/default.asp

• Advisory Committee for Regional Environment. Contact Chairperson, ACRE, PO Box 4010, Hamilton East

• Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society http://www.forest-bird.org.nz/index.asp

Helpful Information

Helpful information for those interested in undertaking ecological enhancements can be found with these useful links:

• The New Zealand Ecological Restoration network has practical resources and information on all aspects of the restoration of New Zealand's natural heritage http://www.bush.org.nz

• Environment Waikato has information on many aspects of the natural environments in the Lake Taupo and Waikato River catchment, including information on what can be done to protect streams and what works best http://www.ew.govt.nz/
  ourenvironment/water/index.htm

• The Department of Conservation has information on protecting and restoring New Zealand's Natural Heritage http://www.doc.govt.nz/Regional-Info/010~Canterbury/
  005~Publications/Protecting-and-Restoring-
  Our-Natural-Heritage/index.asp

• Fish & Game NZ has information on the biological value of wetlands and how to establish them http://www.fishandgame.org.nz/SITE_Default/
  SITE_wetlands/default.asp

• Landcare has information on biodiversity action and information and tools for community groups http://www.landcare.co.nz/

• The National Wetland Trust has information on wetlands and includes advice on the monitoring of wetland health http://www.wetlandtrust.org.nz/index.html

• The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research is a Crown Research Institute with information on freshwater research projects and relevant scientific publications http://www.niwa.cri.nz/rc/freshwater/
   
• Hamilton City Council http://www.hcc.govt.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145822742 and Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz/parks/
  TheEnvironment/streamside.asp
  have information on caring for gullys, stream sides and wetlands

• The Hamilton Environment Centre http://www.envirocentre.org.nz has contacts for many environmental groups in the Waikato

• Wetlands International http://www.wetlands.org/ and Wildlands Consultants http://www.wildlands.co.nz/ have information on wetland conservation and sustainable management and ecological restoration