Waipoua River restoration

The Waipoua River in Northland is one of 14 priority catchments in our Ngā Awa river restoration programme. The goal for this project is to restore the river and add to the significant long-term restoration work that is already being carried out in the catchment.

Waipoua Forest is the ancestral home of Te Roroa, an iwi based on the west coast of Northland. The strong partnership between DOC and Te Roroa underpins the project.

Our project partners include Northland Regional Council, Reconnecting Northland, Te Toa Whenua, Waipoua Forest Trust and Native Forest Restoration Trust.