| Title | Started | Current status | Involves | Partners | Description |
| Waitete riparian | 2005 |
Mostly complete |
Riparian scheme Waitete stream |
MfE |
Waitete stream flows along the western edge of Waihi town. A plan to subdivide existing farmland spurred a move to fence off the stream and plant a riparian strip. The project has been ongoing for 7 years and has involved over 15 kms of fencing and the planting of sedges, shrubs and trees. Parts of the strip now are used as a walkway and a picnic area and maintenance is carried out by HELP Waihi on contract to Hauraki District Council. |
| Karangahake restoration planting |
2007 |
Ongoing |
Planting, maintaining | DOC WRC Ian Bradshaw nursery LINZ |
Volunteers have been clearing and planting areas of DOC land alongside the old rail trail through the gorge.
There are associated efforts to remove some of the weeds (notably privet). |
| Hauraki Rail Trail | 2013 |
Ongoing |
Planting | Honda Tree Fund Rail Trail Trust WRC Newmont Waihi Gold Valder Trust DoC |
Planting along Hauraki Rail Trail. Click here for more. |
| Mangatoetoe Stream | 2013 |
Ongoing |
Riparian scheme | MoE HDC James Say Trust Landowners Macmahon Contractors Newmont Waihi Gold Honda Tree Fund |
The stream runs through the centre of Waihi. Upper catchment work mostly by Newmont Waihi Gold has resulted in some riparian planting and restoration. HELP Waihi is embarking on restoration of the remainder of the catchment, starting below the State Highway bridge and moving downstream initially. Click here for more. |
| Ohinemuri Sedge Trials | 2014 |
Ongoing |
Riparian scheme | WRC EIF grant | HELP Waihi will carry out trial plantings of carex geminata and carex secta along the river bank, using different planting densities and control systems. The growth of the plants will be surveyed and assessed to compare the performance of each process. Click here for more. |
| Japanese Walnut removal | 2016 | Ongoing | Poisoning or removal of Japanese Walnuts in basin | WRC, HDC, landowners | The walnuts have seeded profusely along the banks of the Ohinemuri River and tributaries. WRC funding covers removal and a planting project. Click here for more. |
| Associated Projects | |||||
| Athenree | 2006 | Ongoing | Wetland planting Predator control |
Environment Society (WBESI) DOC |
DOC created new ponding areas on land formerly grazed by cattle (donated to DOC by Snow Brown). Various locals have been maintaining bait lines (2011 on) and WBESI has been central to revegetation programmes (first planting 2010) WBESI has become an associate member of HELP and use the HELP nursery to produce plants. Click here for more. |
| Uretara | 2006 | Ongoing | Riparian scheme | Uretara Estuary Managers | UEM are the drivers of a programme to restore the catchment of the Uretara Stream. HELP Waihi are contractors to UEM |
| Otara Creek | 2006 | Ongoing | Riparian scheme/Mitigation | Auckland Airport WaiCare |
Auckland Airport has to carry out mitigation work as part of its cover for loss of waterways in airport expansion. The work was initially overseen by Manukau City Council and WaiCare. HELP has been the contractor for much of the ground clearance, planting and on-going maintenance. Click here for more. |
| Rings Beach | 2009 | Ongoing | Catchment restoration | Rings Beach volunteers | Locals are restoring 35 ha of milled forest, some planted in pines. New plantings represent a wide mix of species and are able to be visited via a network of tracks off the Rings Beach to Matarangi part of the Coromandel Coastal Walkway. HELP has been a major supplier of plants. |