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Wainui

The Wainui sub-catchment is 13 kilometres north-west of Tauranga and located between Esdaile and Work Roads.  It is 5058 hectares and for planning purposes includes the Apata sub-catchment.  The catchment area flows from the Kaimai Ranges in the southwest to Tauranga Harbour in the northeast.  The Wainui sub-catchment is part of the Tauranga ecological district.  The sub-catchment is about 18 kilometres long and 5 kilometres wide.  It includes 191 kilometres of stream margins and 12 kilometres of harbour margin.  The Wainui River sub-catchment has four named tributary streams (Waitioka, Parapara, Pahangahanga and Kaipoko) and numerous unnamed tributaries.  The Wainui River and its tributaries are classified as aquatic ecosystem streams.

 

The list of who's involved, and the actions and/or stories reported for this catchment come from the groups that have shared their efforts through the national Healthy Waterways register. You can add your group's actions to improve the health of waterways in this catchment by using the link to the register at the bottom of this page.

The data and stories shown in this topic are sourced from the Healthy Waterways register and are not independently validated by the LAWA project. The information in the register come from councils, industry organisations, and catchment groups. The information may be incomplete and may not necessarily reflect the views of LAWA partner agencies. The topic is designed to showcase actions being taken that could provide inspiration and encouragement to others and help with our future understanding of which actions makes the most difference to the health of waterways depending on the catchment context.

Catchment characteristics

Catchment size 3,026 hectares
Wetlands 2 hectares
Length of waterways 52 km
Land use

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