We are a team of passionate people working to connect our community to our environment, so that both thrive. WAI Wanaka's kaupapa* is to empower communities to take action to achieve measurable, enduring benefits by better understanding their water, their environment and their impacts. With almost every catchment in Aotearoa New Zealand at risk from human activity in one way or another, we believe that it will take all of us, working together, to safeguard and sustain Te Taiao**. *Kaupapa is the māori word for purpose. **Te Taiao is the natural world that contains and surrounds us - land, water, climate and living beings. Te Taiao also refers to the interconnection of people and nat... read more We are a team of passionate people working to connect our community to our environment, so that both thrive. WAI Wanaka's kaupapa* is to empower communities to take action to achieve measurable, enduring benefits by better understanding their water, their environment and their impacts. With almost every catchment in Aotearoa New Zealand at risk from human activity in one way or another, we believe that it will take all of us, working together, to safeguard and sustain Te Taiao**. *Kaupapa is the māori word for purpose. **Te Taiao is the natural world that contains and surrounds us - land, water, climate and living beings. Te Taiao also refers to the interconnection of people and nature, an eternal relationship of respect, reciprocity and interdependence.
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By Kelly Humphries | Grant Writer
In Aoearoa New Zealand we are halfway through a very wet spring. What does all of this water bring? Well pollutants... but also, a lot of interest from the community on how they can act to... Read the full report ›By Kelly Humphries | Grant Writer
In May we were thrilled to host the NZ Marine Studies Centre’s Aquavan and their team for an all-ages drop-in session for the whole community. The NZ Marine Studies Centre (through the... Read the full report ›By Kelly Humphries | Project Support
Drains are Streams programme In 2023 WAI Wanaka ran a 4-week programme connecting tamariki to local aquatic species and stormwater pollution. Through this programme tamariki have evolved into storm... Read the full report ›
