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Project background 2 Toitū te Marae a Tane, Toitū te Marae a Tangaroa, Toitū te Iwi If the land is well and the sea is well, we the people will thrive Why are wetlands important? 3-4

Wetland restoration team 5-6 Our organisation COVID-19 response 7 Waiheke Resources Trust (WRT) was established in 1998 Volunteering and internships 7-8 and became a registered Charitable Trust in 2008. Over time, the Trust’s work on Waiheke has broadened to the following aspects of sustainable living: biodiversity, Building community capacity 9-10 ecological restoration, energy, food resilience, water Project timeline 11 quality and waste minimisation. WRT works to celebrate and protect all the resources Restoring a wetland on Waiheke 12 we have and build capacity and knowledge in the Restoration management phases 13-17 community toward the creation of a resource-full future for all. It seeks to provide the Waiheke community with Funding 18 information, inspiration, innovation and education to make ethical, effective and powerful decisions with sponsors and partners of LOWW 19 respect to sustainability.

Workplan 20 Project background Love Our Wetlands Waiheke (LOWW) began as a community partnership between WRT, Waiheke Local Board and the wider Waiheke community in 2015. The project is guided by local experts working with volunteer groups and the Waiheke community towards the ecological restoration and protection of the important wetland habitats and surrounding environments on Waiheke. Email [email protected]

Phone Our goals 09 372 2915 Long term ecological restoration of Waiheke's threatened environments. Waiheke Resources Trust Waiheke Sustainability Centre Project work that focuses on planting, maintenance and Mako Street, Oneroa monitoring, and reducing weed species. 1081 Auckland Project delivery that empowers volunteers, nurtures community partnerships and provides sustainable ecological education.

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Why are wetlands important? Key messages Wetlands are a Taonga Our Role I Love Our Wetlands Wetlands act like Waiheke is a local Only initiative led and guided by II local experts. The project works III Wetlands with the Waiheke community improve 10% of wetlands remain and volunteer groups towards kidneys water quality the ecological restoration and in Aotearoa protection of four significant IV for the earth wetland habitats and surrounding environments on Waiheke Island [Wetlands trap carbon ] – Matiatia Headland, Te Whau, Rangihoua and Te Matuku.

Wetlands are giant sponges, Wetlands trap sediment and Matiatia has a history Te Whau, a showcase Te Matuku, Auckland Rangihoua was once absorbing water during soils, filter out nutrients and of slips since farming of all wetland layers, Region's most a highly infested, floods and releasing water remove contaminants I times. In this area the II from freshwater to III significant wetland is IV neglegted old priority is to weed and saltmarsh. highly sensitive and a farmland. It has been during drought plant in a manner that moth plant hotbed. transformed into a prevents erosion. The priority is to near-fully restored preserve its unique, wetland. heritage and stature. More species of wildlife inhabit wetland than bushland the

Wetlands improve water quality, process Wetlands are a nursery and habitat for same size nutrients, trap sediment and soils, and rare and endangered bird, fish and plant filter contaminants as water flows from species. More species of wildlife inhabit a land to the ocean. wetland than bushland. Objectives • Partner with the Waiheke Local Board and deliver • Celebrate and acknowledge volunteers. agreed outcomes. • Develop sponsorship and funding relationships to Wetlands reduce flooding effects. They Wetlands reduce the effects of climate • Use local expert knowledge on plants and further support and advance project work. act like sponges, sucking up water during change by removing carbon from the ecosystems. • Employ local contractors for mechanical and floods and releasing it during droughts. atmosphere and trapping it. • Use only locally eco-sourced plants. dangerous site work. • Consult with iwi, Piritahi Marae, local community • Have a methodical weed management plan that is organisations, private landowners and the wider spray-free, uses minimal herbicide and prioritises Waiheke community. manual control where possible. • Engage local and offshore volunteers wherever • Priority weed eradication includes mothplant, Being an island community, we are 90% of wetlands in Aotearoa have been possible to build ecosystem awareness and japanese honeysuckle, asparagus, tobacco, privet, highly connected to the ocean and drained for agricultural and development relationships between restoration sites and pampus and gorse. 90% waterways that surround us. purposes. people.

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Local project advisors With more than 100 years of combined experience on Waiheke between them, our advisors produce well rounded approaches to restoration work. Kym Rawson Restoration Manager

Kym has been the Restoration Manager for the Waiheke Resources Trust since 2016. Kym is an experienced and passionate local bringing a superior knowledge base to action for restoration on Waiheke. He has worked for 13 years under the tutelage of the advisory team both professionally and voluntarily. Kym is a huge asset secured for the benefit of the wetlands and their legacy.

Ivan Kitson Project Advisor

From an architecture and design background, I moved to Waiheke in 1983. Since then I have been involved in propagation and restoration of Waiheke Native Species as a local plants-man. In the mid-1990’s I was co-writer of Greening Our Gulf Islands, a manual for native restoration on Waiheke Island. I have been involved with and advocating for wetland restoration since the late 1980’s on Waiheke.

Tony King-Turner Project Advisor

I have a BSc in geology and botany. I have worked as guide and track builder within Fiordland and Abel Tasman National Parks. I have also worked as an outdoor education teacher, wharfie, geologist, farmer, nurseryman, landscaper, pathfinder and environmentalist. Of recent years my work and interest has veered increasingly from landscaping to ecological restoration of forests and wetlands, in the role of volunteer, designer, grant writer and contractor. I also design and build most of the public walkways on Waiheke. Ten years ago I helped set up the Waiheke Island Wetland Initiative (WIWI) with the aim of restoring wetlands and raising public awareness. The Waiheke Resource Trust’s “Love Our Wetlands” is now carrying on this valuable work on Waiheke.

Rob Morton Project Advisor I have been involved with ecological restoration on Waiheke for over 25 Restoration team years. I have been growing eco-sourced native plants during that time from The restoration team is a group of passionate our nursery Gulf Trees. Most of our work is with restoration and revegetation environmentalists, made up of experienced plantings, and I have done a lot of hands-on and consultation work as part ecologists, local enthusiasts, volunteers and WRT of these projects. We have supplied trees to many of the Gulf Islands, as interns. The team works using a tuakana/teina model well as from Waiheke. 20 years ago, a group of us bought 169 ha of land at where experienced team members work with, Awaawaroa Bay and we have done massive amounts of restoration with support and build the knowledge of others. This all weeding done manually; no herbicide has been used. We have made fosters belonging and a culture of building future enormous progress against invasive strangling weeds. Waiheke’s natural environmental sustainability leaders. environment is a very critical part of my life. 5 6 Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands

WRT a Living Wage Employer Professional development Volunteerism Internship programme WRT has been practicing living wage since early 2016 We believe that teaching a holistic approach to LOWW welcomes corporate, community and school WRT hosts interns from all around the world. and is now an accredited Living Wage Employer. restoration and best practices for staff and volunteers groups from across Aotearoa and the world looking to LOWW gives opportunities to develop skills in GIS yields the best long-term results. Staff are offered engage with environmental community projects. mapping, restoration methodologies, marketing and “A living wage is the income necessary to provide opportunities to gain qualifications through advanced community engagement. In the 2019-20 year, WRT workers and their families with Positive environmental and social impacts for Grow Safe and NCEA Outdoor First Aid courses. These hosted 11 international interns through a partnership the basic necessities of life. A volunteering is huge. Here is what LOWW volunteers training courses are sourced through a partnership with Internships New Zealand. They worked alongside living wage will enable workers to have given back to our wetlands this year. with Auckland Council, and have been offered both the restoration team, gaining knowledge of Waiheke’s live with dignity and to participate to the LOWW Restoration Team as well as the wider native biodiversity and why the restoration of our as active citizens in society.” community of environmental workers on Waiheke ecosystems is so important. They also helped to - Living Wage Aotearoa Island. Each course is offered once per year and has design media content such as our community planting Collective Agreement 10-15 participants. day posters and the LOWW annual report. This year, WRT expanded its intern programme to local and remote internships due to COVID-19, hosting a further four interns during and after lockdown. Two 20 were involved in the field and two did design and GIS Corporate groups work for LOWW. SUSTAIN AT HOME L�� L��S W��E�� 411 Volunteers

Recorded volunteer COVID-19 1737 HOURS hours To continue serving the Waiheke community from lockdown locations, WRT launched its Sustain at this year Home online campaign. The restoration team created social media video content to support residents in identifying common weeds in their backyards. WRT also hosted a Moth Plant competition, encouraging A total locals to collect pods and dispose of them safely Local prizes from Plastic Free Pantry and Gulf Foods were on offer. 17 people participated with thousands of moth 9200 plant pods collected and disposed of. Our aim was to encourage people to go outdoors and take care of volunteer hours since the their patch of native bush, fostering kaitiakitanga. start of the project in 2015 Kym Rawson, WRT’s Restoration Manager, continued to maintain WRT’s restoration sites throughout lockdown. We acknowledge that the added value that all our volunteers bring to LOWW is incredible, and thank them for their mahi in restoring our natural environment.

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WRT recognises the importance of connecting people to the land and waterways to restore their mauri. This relationship goes both ways; restoring our wetlands “People come benefits our wellbeing as well as our environment. to Waiheke Building community capacity WRT believes in supporting others to reach their to mend their restoration goals. We do this by offering restoration advisory and grant writing support as well as offering waka first aid and grow safe training in partnership with ” Auckland Council and the Waiheke Collective. We aim to support an organisation to learn the skills to continue their project independently or we umbrella the group to provide a layer of administrative support.

2020 community project support

Ko Piritahi te Awa - Piritahi Marae Stream Restoration Project LOWW provided restoration advisory support for Piritahi Marae through supporting their creation of a restoration plan for Piritahi awa that runs through the Marae. A committee of volunteers would meet each Friday to create the plan gpoing forward with the aim crowd sources funds through the Million Metres crowd “Never doubt that a small group of funding platform which is now live. thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing Piritahi means “coming together as one”. that ever has” Through the restoration of native and natural - Margaret Mead biodiversity, Piritahi Marae Whānau and volunteers from the wider Waiheke community will help restore the mauri of Piritahi awa.

Community

In relation to the story of Rangihoua being the landing place of the Te Arawa waka. The crew spent time at Rangihoua refueling and re-lashing their waka with raupo and flax from the wetland, giving it its name Rangihoua - The day of renewal.

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Project timeline Restoring a wetland 2015-2016 2015-2020 on Waiheke • July 2015 - LOWW project begins Step 1: Gather information - First community planting day at Rangihoua! Step 3: Consult neighbours, Concept plan 2016-2017 • August 2015 - Rangihoua Community Planting get free advice from Step 2: organisations and study Project goals • Create a concept plan for Day the specific wetland. the wetland that will guide you in the restoration • July 2016 - Rangihoua Community Planting Day • June 2016 - Matiatia Headland Community • How does the water flow What do you want to through the wetland? achieve? process. with 1000 trees planted! Planting Day • How does it fit in the • Improving water quality • Involve Waiheke’s local landscape? • Restoring a degraded knowledge base • Kim Rawson becomes our Restoration Manager • Set a record of 1000 trees planted in 2 hours! wetland • More native plants and • June 2017 - Rangihoua Community • 23 volunteer groups animals Step 4: Planting Day • Restoring biodiversity Developing • 3200 trees planted • Partner with Million Metres in 2017 for WRT’s first • Finish the concept plan and discuss with an expert. crowd funding campaign • Make sure you have the required resource consents and provision • Reach 2000 volunteer hours by mid 2017 before starting any work. • This is a good time to start • 21 volunteer groups prepping the planting site. • 4440 trees planted 2017-2018 Step 5: Planting plans • July 2017 - Matiatia Headland • Try to replicate an existing natural wetland. • Community Planting Day • Identify different zones so you 5 can adapt the planting to these 2018-2019 • Jul 2017 - Million Metres crowd funding zones. • Mark the different zones to make campaign raises $47,720.92 it easier. • Jul 2018 - Rangihoua Community Planting Day • Plant a small section at a time. • Reach 3000 volunteer hours by end of 2017 • Feb 2018 - Million Metres crowdfunding campaign raises $50100.98 • April 2018 - Rangihoua Community Planting Day • April 2019 - Rangihoua Community Planting Day Step 6: • Reach 4000 volunteer hours by mid 2018 Buying plants • May 2019 - Te Matuku Community Planting Day • 29 volunteer groups • Take your planting plan to the • Reach 6000 volunteer hours by mid 2019 local nursery • Use native plants from local • 35 volunteer groups • 6470 trees planted ecosourced seeds. • Do NOT remove plants from the Step 8: wild. • 3900 trees planted Planting • Lay the plants out according Step 7: 2019-2020 Step 9: to the plan. Preparation Maintenance • Soak the plants well. • Identify all weeds on a map • Plant in groups. • Keep working on weed • Take into account weeds outside your • June 2019 - Million Metres crowdfunding • Plant in line with natural control. wetland that can re-infest it. features and in the right campaign raises $27,166.30 • Monitor the plants for • If your wetlands has pests, contact a moisture zones. signs of pest animals. pest animal officer. 2020-2021 • Sep 2019 - Rangihoua Million Metres site • Keep the fences in good • Plant after the pests and most of the Community Planting Day order. weeds are gone • Three years after planting • Aug 2020 - Rangihoua Community Planting Day you will have less • Jun 2020 - Rangihoua Community Planting Day maintenance. • New Million Metres fundraising goal of $60,000 • Reach 9000 volunteer hours by mid 2020 • 20 volunteer group • 4100 trees planted

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Rangihoua Planting Map Restoration management phases Management phase This map represetns the four different areas the WRT The map shows the lowest average management maps are contracted to restore. It is important to understand phase of each area. In the timeline below you can that restoration is in reference to the areas solely see all four areas and how these gradually progressed Rangihoua under our management and that this would indicate through the different management phases. It also that there are crucial borders left unattended. shows the anticipated managment phases into 2018. In the 2019-2020 year, the restoration team and volunteers planted 3750 native trees in Rangihoua. These were planted in two new locations, as well as fill- I II in plantings in all three sites. Fill-ins and canopy trees Farmland taken over Ecologically unique were planted between previous years’ plantings, filling by gorse , tobacco wetland. Half of it is in gaps, hollows and surrounding the rapou wetland and moth plant. fully restored, the I This area is prone other half rampant and planting out areas dominated by tobacco/ Site B - Phase 2 to slips and erosion. untouched asparagus privet. The shelter from previous plantings will offer Making it priority for fern and mothplant. protection to new canopy trees and give them a better This site is 10% fully restored with full density planting reforestation. chance of survival. across the bridge by the tennis court, with the remaining 90% dominated by gorse, privet and to III IV II Site A - Phase 5 a lesser extent, honeysuckle. The restoration team III manually removed moth plant seedlings which Rangihoua is a fine One of the most example. It changed significant coastal East of photopoint 9, there is a tobacco forest ringed emerged sparsely across the site, and only one from completely wetlands with by Mahoe trees. In 2018, approximately 150 Mahoe small bag of moth plant pods was found. The team neglected and weed ecological and IV seedlings were transplanted from their clusters into targets invasive weeds in turn prior to each of their infested to fully archeological value. the tobacco forest as an experiment in planting out fruiting seasons — this resulted in no moth plant pods restored. Previously untouched the tobacco forest rather than first clearing out the with mothplant maturing on the site. No new tobacco seed spread hotspots. The weeds tobacco forest which would leave old moth plant seed due to this strategy. Additionally, all mature tobacco are under controll banks to re-emerge among newly planted natives with trees were removed, and we are now controlling the and down to the final no shelter. juvenile trees and the re-emerging seedbank. seedbanks. These eco-sourced Mahoe seedlings have had a high Honeysuckle over gorse over tobacco was cleared in success rate, and were much cheaper to transplant in multiple waves with two month gaps and several large terms of purchases, transport and labour cost. As of volunteer groups during winter. This has proven to be June 2020, these Mahoe trees are 2 metres tall and an effective strategy due to the damper ground. in their third year of growth. In two to three years, the At the newest plant sites, the team has been planting P1 P3 P5 Mahoe trees’ density will be enough to shade out any revegetation species that seed easily in all the privet Active control phase 1 – adult and Follow-up weed control phase Maintenance phase 5 – releasing re-emerging moth plant seedlings, and the tobacco and gorse forests to spread native seed, looking for juvenile weed plants control, no 3 – control of weed seedlings and of plantings and maintenance forest will be eliminated from the area by ring-barking. previous control. seedbank. weed control. This phase is further natural skyholes and using the mature gorse and defined as low, medium and high This experiment has also found that Mahoe seedlings privet as shelter for canopy trees. We are currently maintenance. taller than 10cm had a reduced success rate when avoiding planting in honeysuckle patches until they P2 P4 transplanted. are controlled. A slow integration process is being used so that new ground isn’t cleared too soon, as that Active control phase 2 – adult Enhancement phase 4 – active and juvenile weed plants control, planting. Rangihoua would leave it bare for new weed species to emerge ongoing control. from dormant seed banks and take over.

Matiatia Site C - Phase 5 This area is at the 'low maintenance' stage of phase Rangihoua A 5. The native forest is growing, with no re-emerging Rangihoua B honeysuckle, gorse, pampas, tobacco and blackberry weeds. This site is a demonstration of the effective Rangihoua C weed control methodology of the LOWW project.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Management Phases Te Whau Phase 2 Te Matuku A Phase 3 Phase 5 Te Matuku B

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Matiatia Matiatia Planting Map Te Whau Te Whau Planting Map This site is mainly in Phase 3. 450 trees were planned This site is in Phase 5, medium maintenance level. The for 2019-2020 year. Due to the lockdown period for restoration team is doing ongoing maintenance and COVID-19 and the dry conditions brought on by the releasing plants as needed. extended drought in the Auckland region, the final The restoration team has completely eradicated trees will be planted in July 2020. The steepest, most moth plant from the LOWW Te Whau site. Control of erosion prone parts of the site and highest-density moth plant outside this LOWW’s site was previously moth plant seed bank areas were planted early in the undertaken by Treescapes under their contract with season as the trees needed to establish themselves Auckland Council, but this has been transferred over on the dry north facing cliffs by May. There is further to us, requiring further emerging seed bank control. All planting needed to completely cover cliff faces, and mature tobacco and gorse have been eliminated, and so gorse is being maintained for erosion purposes; it all pampas is in final stages of regrowth control. Arram will be shaded out naturally in 10-15 years by the new Lily still covers less than 5% of the site. The plan prior trees. to COVID-19 was to use volunteers to dig out the last Learning from previous years, in 2018 and 2019 we parts but this has been postponed as there are higher requested seedlings with a more consistent height been assiduous in removing moth plants just before priority tasks. of at least 30 cms. This is the ideal height, as it means seeding to eliminate any fresh seed from germinating The ground cover is at 100%, resulting in very few that trees overcome the grass and don’t need as for the last two years. new weeds as there are no exposed soils. The team many releasings. The combination of scrub cutting We have eliminated all mature tobacco; there are is working to control the last of some persistent and planting trees over 30 cms has meant that the only saplings and new growth left. Due to the team’s honeysuckle and blackberry, as well as manually restoration team no longer needs to do 6000 manual targeting of tobacco just before the fruiting season, removing juvenile weeds. return releases each year. In dry exposed areas, newly older, less viable seeds make up the remaining seed planted trees have the highest survival rate when they Asparagus weed remains the only big problem on bank, significantly reducing new seedlings from the are planted in the shadow of boneseed weed, which this site. We are currently waiting to find out whether formerly big groves of tobacco trees. We’ve seen very provides them with shade and moisture. dispensation for spraying will be given to contractors. little return of seedlings. In the interim, the team, accompanied by a large group The restoration team has worked hard to clear All pampus seed heads were removed before of volunteers, pull out asparagus prior to seeding to former moth plant hotspots and fill in the gaps over they matured. The team has also chainsawed and prevent further seed dispersal. This localises regrowth bare ground so that there is less chance for weeds to scrubcut all large stumps to the ground, and is in the so spraying is minimised, reducing secondary kill and emerge. Trees are being planted at approximate 1.5m final stages of removing any regrowth, cutting back to aligning with LOWW’s prioritisation of manual control spacing to create shade so that moth plant seeds the root mass after three months of leaving 70-90% of where possible. can’t germinate. Any remaining moth plant is primarily the pampus to die naturally, eliminating the need for re-emerging seed beds. Only one small bag of moth poisons that would leach down onto protected native plant pods was found this year, as the team has trees. Matiatia Te Whau

Management Phases Management Phases

Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 Phase 5 Phase 5

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Te Matuku Funding This site is split into three management phases. All In the phase 1 section, asparagus weed needs to original moth plant infestations have been dealt with, be contracted out, and we are waiting to find out and now there is ground cover at almost 100% density, whether dispensation for spraying will be given. In the Waiheke Local Board interim, the team, accompanied by a large group of there are less emerging seedlings. In the phase 5 The Local Board partnered with the WRT in 2015 to volunteers, manually remove and break asparagus section, moth plant hotspots have been completely provide specialised wetland restoration services fern at the base before it fruits to prevent further seed eliminated, and no pods were found this year. to repair the environmental degradation that our dispersal. In the phase 3 section, the team utilised volunteers most valuable and ecologically significant areas to manually remove inkweed, thistle, biddybids, dock, on Waiheke have suffered from long neglect. This ragwort, and other common weeds found in the area. contract then makes it possible to leverage what we All tobacco and gorse have been removed except for have to generate other support from regional and where utilised as erosion control and purposefully national sources. Below is a breakdown of Local Board kept. contract funds and also added the value breakdown that this partneship has achieved. Local Board Contract:

Te Matuku

$150,000

Added Value:

Management Phases $88,555

Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 5

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Site notes and planting Partners Future funding Work plan In-fill planting will continue in the most erosion-prone land, exposed cliffs and former Moth Plant beds Fullers where viable seeds may still exist in June 2021. One Jobs for Nature Matiatia more planting season should complete these zones. The WRT has a partnership with Fullers Group Limited. People and nature will both benefit from a new In some areas grass cover is acting as weed control, Fullers contributed to the Love Our Wetlands Waiheke partnership in September 2020 between the Waiheke Matiatia is a current Love Our Wetlands restoration reducing regrowth of Moth Plant. Emerging seedlings project in the 2018-2019 year by discounted ferry Resources Trust (WRT), Sustainable Business Network site the WRT has been working in since 2015. Overall, will be removed manually using cut and paste. The last travel and onboard marketing packages valued at (SBN) and Department of Conservation (DOC) as it is in management Phase 3 - follow-up weed control, of the pampus will be eliminated, as there’s very little $14,500. new jobs become available for those affected by control of weed seedlings and seed bank. We are exposed ground for it to re-establish. COVID-19 through the Jobs for Nature government- looking to expand into other areas in this sites to Rhamnus will be targeted species before fruiting. Million Metres funded programme. continue to support its ecological restoration. Gorse is maintained for erosion control, and acts as Three new work areas within Matiatia have been a nursury and shelter for native species to emerge. It Million Metres is Aotearoa’s only dedicated Through this partnership, WRT will be able to provide also helps maintain moisture and provide nutrients programme for connecting local waterway restoration the equivalent of eight full time jobs over a three identified. These areas have been broken down further into revegetation, canopy, and weed control for the soil. Boneseed is a low-priority weed used for projects with large scale funding and resources. Million month period with additional funding being secured moisture retention and protection for planting in its Metres is an initiative of the Sustainable Business to continue the programme into the future. zones. Descriptions of proposed work and planting plans for each area, as well as an overview of historical shadow on steep dry erosion-prone cliffs. There will Network. They set out on a mission to restore at least be continued ongoing monitoring. one million metres of waterways across Aotearoa. One Billion Trees sites nearby, can be found below. Million Metres’ purpose is to connect and resource The Government has developed the One Billion Trees Matiatia HL1 Matiatia_H1 plant list. Planting June 2021 people to accelerate quality waterway restoration, Programme to increase tree planting across Aotearoa. Title NA93C/119 Total 1500 plants with the long term dream of seeing the people of Matiatia HL1 is one of the four orginal Love Our The goal is to double the current planting rate to reach 91% revegetation, 9% wetland Aotearoa united to restore the mauri (life force) of one billion trees planted by 2028. WRT will be applying Wetlands site. Weed eridaction and planting has their precious waterways. to the One Billion Trees fund in 2021 to support project occured since. 2015. 600 Kānuka 315 Harakeke So far they’ve supported more than 58 waterway expansion and increased biodiversity outcomes for Property info 150 Mānuka 75 Tī Kōuka restoration projects across Aotearoa, fundraising over Waiheke. NA93C/117 Lot 9 DP 146325 1.490HA. The property 80 Mahoe 35 Kahikatea $1.6 million. This is enabling more than 60,000 metres is owned in fee simple by Auckland Council as a 50 Houpara 30 Kōwhai of waterways to be replanted, with over half a million classified local purpose (Esplanade) reserve. 40 Karamū 20 Carex secta plants and trees. Historical sites 30 Māpau 20 Cyperus ustulatas ArcGIS Web Map Located ourside the boundries of the work area. CHI 30 Karo 5 Swamp maire In 2017 WRT began its partnership with Million Metres 5804. This site is located in the base of the cliff at and to date has run 3 campaigns raising a total of the southern end of Matiatia Bay, and consists of a $124988.20 “Proudly supported by Fullers: helping bring small scatter of midden showing in the cliff face and Matiatia A1-3 comprises small amounts of cockle, pipi and charcoal. Its 4th campaign began in June 2020 and aims to volunteers to nurture and love This lower catchment wetland runs parallel to the raise $60,000. our wetlands on Waiheke”. ArcGIS Web Mappublic walkway to Matiatia Bay.

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1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:14:25 pm 0 190 380 760 ft Wetland CHI locations for WRT - Point layer 0 55 110 220 m 20 19 Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Canopy Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type

Revegetation Maori heritage scheduled areas 2020 ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | 1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:14:25 pm 0 190 380 760 ft Wetland CHI locations for WRT - Point layer 0 55 110 220 m Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Canopy Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type

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Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands Matiatia_V1 Matiatiaia_A3 MHS3_Matiatia Historical sites Matiatia_A2. CanopyMatiatia_A1 trees in existing riparian zone up Matiatia_W2 plant list. Planting 2021 used by Auckland Transport as a car park (leased and CHI-11323 to the track. The westernMatiatia_A2 edge of this site is in line with public parking). Panuku manage four tenancies on a This site sits within a fenced boundary of a Title NA129A/130 Total 1000 plants Ahi Pao. Matiatiaia_A3 commercial basis and a large unused portion of the MHS3_Matiatia neighbouring property well away from the proposed 70% revegetation, 30% wetland property is managed by Auckland Council. For the Matiatia_A1 Matiatia_A2 plant list. Planting 2022 restoration site. CHI Places report not available. land use plan refer to the Appendix. Matiatia_A2 420 Kānuka 189 Harakeke Title: NA129A/130 Total 400 plants Matiatia W1-2 105 Mānuka 45 Tī Kōuka The land is held in fee simple title by the Auckland Canopy and Revege 56 Mahoe 21 Kahikatea Council under the Local Government Act 2002. There 35 Houpara 18 Kōwhai are no restrictions on the type of activity that can take 124 Kānuka 36 Pōhutukawa place onsite, as long as the activity complies with the 30 Mānuka 10 KohekoheMatiatia_W1 28 Karamū 12 Carex secta 21 Māpau 12 Cyperus ustulatas planning rules under the Unitary Plan. Total area 1.2Ha 16 Mahoe 4 Taraire Matiatia_W2 21 Karo 3 Swamp maire Historical sites 10 Houpara 4 Miro 14 Ake ake Located near MHS3_Matiatia - wāhi tapu, kāinga, 8 Karamū 4 Rewarewa Matiatia_W1 ArcGIS Web Map mara, urupā Māori heritage scheduled are. In this plan, 6 Māpau 4 Mataī Matiatia_W2 a working boundary has been established so that Matiatia_V2 6 Karo MatiatiaV1-6 no work will be undertaken forwards of the Ahi Pao 1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:13:57 pm 116 Tōtara building towards the ocean to ensure no disturbance 0 190 380 760 ft This catchment runs from Delamore Drive through 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type Canopy to Ocean View Road. It consists of a viewing reserve of this culturally significant area. Further consultation Matiatia_A3. Add wetland plants after weed control 0 55 110 220 m Wetland Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative and public walkway through to Matiatia that borders with mana whenua will take place in order to establish CommonsSite Attribution notes 4.0 New and Zealand planting licence Matiatia_V1 Maori heritage scheduled areas 2020 1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:13:57 pm raupo wetland. Matiatia_V4 is currently being used correct methodologies and permissions to restore Matiatia_A3 plant list. Planting 2022 Matiatia_W1. Top of Waterright gully. Quite thick revege0 190 380 760 ft ArcGIS Web AppBuilder 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type Canopy as a honeysuckle bioremediation trial site. However, the wetland between Ahi Pao and the ocean. Title: NA129A/130 Total 450 plants Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use withunder the Creativemahoe Commons andAttribution 4.0kanuka. New Zealand licence Stream | WRT | increasingly narrow.0 55 110 220 m Sourced from the LINZparts Data Service of and licensedcanopy for re-use underand the Creative wetland areas are on verge of Wetland Could do with some canopy trees on former farmCommons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence Site notes and planting 22% revegetation, 11% canopy, 67% wetland Maori heritage scheduled areas 2020 collapse due to massive inferstations of honeysuckle. Matiatiaia_A3 Jan 2020 - Begin weed control in the main wetland track. Most of area is low on weeds. We suggest theArcGIS trial Web is AppBuilder moved and urgent weed control MHS3_Matiatia 60 Kānuka 1 Miro area and Honeysuckle biodiversity remediation area Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creativeusing Commons manual Attribution 4.0 New removal Zealand licence |and WRT | cut and paste methodology Matiatia_A1 (subject to trail being concluding). Planting begins in 15 Mānuka 1 Rewarewa Matiatia_A2 ArcGIS Web Map Matiatia_W1 plant list. Planting 2021 begins. all areass 2022 after further consultation with Mana 8 Mahoe 1 Mataī Matiatia_V2 Title NA129A/130 Total 230 plants Whenua. Approximately 4 releases will be done, based 5 Houpara 3 Karaka Property info 87% canopy, 13% wetland 61 Ocean View Road. NA114B/605. 19,062sqm. The on climate conditions, over the next three years. 3 Pūriri 4 Karamū land is held in fee simple title by the Watercare Services 189 Harakeke 116 Tōtara 10 Pūriri Matiatia A1-3 3 Māpau Limited under the Local Government Act 2002. There Matiatia_V1 36 Pōhutukawa 19 Harakeke 3 Karo 45 Tī Kōuka are no restrictions on the type of activity that can take 10 Kohekohe 5 Tī Kōuka 2 Ake ake 21 Kahikatea place on sites, as long as the activity complies with the 4 Taraire 2 Kahikatea 29 Tōtara 18 Kōwhai planning rules under the Unitary Plan. Matiatia_W1 4 Miro 2 Kōwhai 9 Pōhutukawa 12 Carex secta Historical sites Matiatia_W2 Matiatiaia_A3 12 Cyperus ustulatas 4 Rewarewa 1 Carex secta MHS3_Matiatia 3 Kohekohe Matiatia V1-6 CHI=11323 NB: This site is located outside 4 Mataī 1 Cyperus ustulatas Matiatia_A1 1 Taraire 3 Swamp maire of the proposed restoration areas. Matiatia_A2 12 Karaka CHI Places Report Date 18 Mar 2002 This site is located c. 200m directly southward of Matiatia W1-2 Matiatia_W2. Small wetland: wetland plants to be trig point Oneroa at 87m, and on a subsidiary ridge 1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:13:57 pm planted after weed control. Some kahikatea present, running southwards off the main east-west running 0 190 380 760 ft This area is located along the walkway from Nick 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type Canopy lots of honeysuckle. Planting 2021. ridge which extends to the south of Owhanake Bay 0 55 110 220 m Johnston Drive, parallel to Te Atawhai Whenua and Wetland Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative and Matiatia Bay. The ridge slopes towards the lower, Maori heritage scheduled areas 2020 Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence through to the Matiatia Bay. The track is used by many Matiatia_A1. Lower stream wetland: weed control and visitors choosing to walk back to the ferry after visiting eastern boundary of the property, and faces Ocean new wetland speciesArcGIS planted. Web AppBuilder Revegetation around View Road. To the northeast is a treed gully. Two Matiatia_W1 local vineyards. A raupo wetland meets the walkway Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use underedges. the Creative The Commons western Attribution 4.0 New edge Zealand licence of | WRTthis | site is in line with Ahi thirds down the ridge is a pit on the edge of the ridge Matiatia_W2and the above catchment is home to vineyards and Pao. private property. measuring 3m x 2m. Approximately 20m further to the south down the ridge is a small terrace. Additional Matiatia_A1 plant list. Planting 2022 Property info information by Simon Bickler and Mica Plowman (18 10 Ocean View Road. NA129A/130. Area 5,445sqm Title: NA129A/130 Total 400 plants Mar 2002). Unable to relocate the site, area in long 100% wetland The property is used by Auckland Transport as a car grass and being developed and planted in bush. park (leased and public parking).1:4,077 Panuku manage four 08/12/2020, 3:13:57 pm 0 190 380 760 ft 200 Harakeke 50 Carex secta tenancies on a commercial basis and a large unused 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type Canopy 50 Tī Kōuka 30 Cyperus ustulatas portion of the property0 55 is managed110 by220 Aucklandm Wetland Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative 40 Kahikatea Maori10 heritageSwamp scheduled maire areas 2020Council. The restorationCommons Attribution 4.0areas New Zealand sit licence within the portion managed by Auckland Council. 20 Kōwhai ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | The land is held in fee simple title by the Auckland

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Matiatia_V3 at risk of erosion so the remains were removed and Matiatia V1-6 Matiatia_V3 plant list. Planting 2022 Owhanake reburied at Te Wharau Point. The loss of some of the Title NA114B/609 Total 500 plants arable land must have been an influence for the Maori 100% revegetation Owhanake A1-7 to sell the bay to the shingle tycoon, J.J.Craig in 1914. With full ownership he could continue toremove all of Matiatia_V2 300 Kānuka 20 Karamū Once a thirving Māori settlement, in the late 1800’s the shingle. Today erosion is still evident around the 75 Mānuka 15 Māpau Matiatia_V5 Owhanake was mined for shingle. Steiner School is bay, an unfortunate reminder of how unsustainable 40 Mahoe 15 Karo located up the road and tamariki use this area as a land use can continue to impact future generations.“ 25 Houpara 10 Ake ake Matiatia_V1 Matiatia_V6 learning space. The wetland riparian edge consists of Matiatia_V4 a mix of muehlenbeckia and kikuyu. There is some ti Site notes and planting Matiatia_V4. Urgent weed control required to stop kouka, harakeke and kuta on the outer riparian edges End of april site prep for planting begins. May wetland Honeysuckle from overwhelming regenerating forest area planting begins. June 2021 canopy planting Property info CHI=11323 begins. Planting done through community Planting NA114B/594 Held by Auckland Council in fee simple as Matiatia_V4 plant list. Planting 2022 days. Matiatia_V3 a Classified Recreation Reserve. Area 10,486sqm. Title: NA129A/130 Total 50 plants Nov 2020 tree releasing begins. Approximately 4 100% canopy Historical sites No recorded archaeological sites within the planting releases will be done, based on climate conditions, 29 Tōtara 1 Rewarewa area of the proposal are listed with Auckland Council over the next three years. 9 Pōhutukawa 1 Mataī Cultural Heritage Inventory except for a nearby Preparation work for planting includes scrub cutting Matiatia_V2 3 Kohekohe 3 Karaka midden CHI=11181. References to kainga and urupa or machine mulching in areas where only thick kikuyu 1 Taraire ArcGIS3 WebPūriri Map have been found in an Aucklannd City Council exist. Engagement with Steiner School and local 1 Miro walkway document: “Māori successfully cultivated residents can amplify the work in this area. Wetland Matiatia_V1 the silt flats of Owhanake Bay and sold the quality above reserve sits on private property. Infestations Matiatia_V5. Add canopy trees in existing planting to fruits and vegetables in Auckland. There was also a of honeysuckle could be tackled with landowner establish permanent forest, add revegetation plants Kainga (small village) and a small urupa (burial site) approval. 1:5,948 on the bush edge, keeping the viewshaft open. at this location. It was not until 1911 that the Crown 08/12/2020, 3:14:56 pm ArcGIS Web Map 0 270 540 1,080 ft intervened to assess the damage created by the Matiatia_V5 plant list 2021-22 removal of shingle. By this time the burial site was CHI locations for WRT - Point layer 0 80 160 320 m Title: NA129A/130 Total 15 plants CHI=11181 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type Site notes and planting 100% canopy Matiatia_V1. Lower valley Raupo wetland. Add wetland Owhanake A1-7 Revegetation plants after weed control. Planting 2022. 9 Tōtara 0 Rewarewa Wetland Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use underOwhanake_A1 the 3 Pōhutukawa 0 Mataī Matiatia_V1Creative plant Commons list. Attribution Planting 4.0 New 2022Zealand licence Owhanake_A7 1 Kohekohe 1 Karaka Canopy Title NA114B/609 Total 350 plants 0 Taraire 1 Pūriri Owhanake_A3 Owhanake_A2 CHI=11181 Weed control 100% wetland ArcGIS Web AppBuilder 0 Miro Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | Owhanake_A4 200 Harakeke 20 Carex secta Matiatia_V6. Add canopy trees in existing planting to Owhanake_A1 50 Tī Kōuka 20 Cyperus ustulatas establish permanent forest, add revegetation plants Owhanake_A7 on the bush edge, keeping theOwhanake_A5 view shaft open. 30 Kahikatea 10 Swamp maire 1:5,948 08/12/2020, 3:14:5620 pmKōwhai Owhanake_A3 Owhanake_A2 Owhanake_A60Matiatia_V6270 plant540 list 2021-22 1,080 ft Owhanake_A4 CHI locationsMatiatia_V2. for WRT - RaupoPoint layer wetland. Add wetland plants after 0Title: NA129A/13080 160 Total 300320 plantsm 67% revegetation, 31% canopy 2020 new plantingweed areas control. by vegetation type Owhanake_A5 RevegetationMatiatia_V2 plant list. Planting 2022 120 Kānuka 58 Tōtara 30 Mānuka 18 Pōhutukawa Owhanake_A6 Wetland Title NA114B/609 Total 350 plants Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence 100% wetland 16 Mahoe 5 Kohekohe Canopy 10 Houpara 2 Taraire

Weed control200 Harakeke 20 Carex secta 8 Karamū ArcGIS2 WebMiro AppBuilder Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | 50 Tī Kōuka 20 Cyperus ustulatas 6 Māpau 2 Rewarewa 30 Kahikatea 10 Swamp maire 6 Karo 2 Mataī 20 Kōwhai 4 Ake ake 6 Karaka 5 Pūriri 1:2,038 Matiatia_V3. Add08/12/2020, new revegetation 3:15:37 pm plants up to the 0 95 190 380 ft property boundary. Check location of CHI site and 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type CHI locations for WRT - Point layer 0 25 50 100 m stay away from this. Revegetation Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative CHI locations for WRT - Polygon layer Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence Wetland

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Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands Te Huruhi Bay Reserve Te Huruhi A1-2 Owhanake_A1. Plant revege species to extend bush. Owhanake_A5. Stream edge: some wetland plants to Owhanake_A1 plant list. Planting June 2021. be added, no need to plant in muehlenbeckia areas. Te Huruhi Bay Reserve Title: NA114B/594 Total 500 plants Owhanake_A5 plant list. Planting May 2021 Piritahi Stream is located within Te Huruhi Bay Reserve 100% revegetation Title: NA114B/594 Total 500 plants in Blackpool. Te Huruhi Bay sits on the south side 100% wetland of the island and is a wide TeHuruhi_A2bay with tidal mudflats. 250 Kānuka 25 Karamū Two puna are located in regenerated forest on this 100 Mānuka 25 Māpau 315 Harakeke 20 Carex secta reserve, with Piritahi Marae located on the boundary. TeHuruhi_A1 50 Mahoe 20 Karo 75 Tī Kōuka 20 Cyperus ustulatas The stream then flows through exposed reserve land 20 Houpara 10 Ake ake 35 Kahikatea 5 Swamp maire to the ocean. The mouth of the stream is home to the TeHuruhi_A2 30 Kōwhai migratory bird the Kuaka (bar-tailed godwit). Kuaka migrate to the Alaskan Arctic every year. They return to Owhanake_A2. Extend bush by planting revege New Zealand in a direct, non-stop, 9-day flight. Kuaka TeHuruhi_A1 species. Needs tractormower to prep area for planting. Owhanake_A6. Plant free-standing pōhutukawa at 10 are at Te Huruhi Bay between October and March. CHI=14782 Owhanake_A2 plant list. Planting June 2021 - 30m distances, 2m into non-mown area. Property info Title: NA114B/594 Total 400 plants Owhanake_A6 plant list. Planting June 2021 NA1588/52 Held in fee simple as a classified 50% revegetation, 50% wetland Title: NA114B/594 Total 20 plants Recreation Reserve by NZ Gazette 1981 page 23. 124 Kānuka 14 Kahikatea 100% canopy Current lease holder Waiheke Pony Club. Consulation CHI=14782 with the Waiheke Pony Club is underway. Planting 20 Mānuka 12 Kōwhai 20 Pōhutukawa 20 Mahoe 8 Carex secta Area 8,635sqm 126 Harakeke 8 Cyperus ustulatas Historical sites 30 Tī Kōuka 2 Swamp maire Owhanake_A7. Pōhutukawa shade trees at 10-15m No recorded archaeological sites within the planting distances. area of the proposal are listed with Auckland Council Cultural Heritage Inventory. Coastal sites are listed, 1:2,974 Owhanake_A3. Wetland planting between foreshore, Owhanake_A7 plant list.. Planting June 2021. 08/12/2020, 3:13:03 pm however, limited information has been provided. See 0 137.5 275 550 ft pond, path and stream. Title: NA114B/594 Total 10 plants CHI markersCHI locations on below for WRT map. - Point layer 0 40 80 160 m Owhanake_A3 plant list. May 2021 100% canopy Te Huruhi_A2. New revegetation block to extend bush Site notes and planting CHI locations for WRT - Polygon layer area, keep viewshaft from the top reserve free. Title: NA114B/594 Total 200 plants Dec 2020 weed control in wetland begins. Manual 1:2,974 6 Tōtara 1 Karaka 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type 08/12/2020, 3:13:03 pm 100% wetland removal of honeysuckle and chainsaw removal of Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the 0 137.5 275 550 ft 2 Pohutukawa 1 Pūriri CreativeTe Commons Huruhi_A2 Attribution 4.0 New plant Zealand licence list. June 2022 pampas.Revegetation In-fill and riparian edge planting to create a 126 Harakeke 8 Carex secta CHI locations forTitle: WRT NA1588/52 - Point layer and Section1SO422102 0 40 80 160 m bufferWetland for the exposed wetland and stream to begin 30 Tī Kōuka 8 Cyperus ustulatas CHI locations forTotal WRT 1100 - Polygon pl layer ArcGIS Web AppBuilder July/August 2022 after consultationSourced from the LINZ with Data Service Waiheke and licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | 14 Kahikatea 2 Swamp maire 2020 new planting areas87.5% by vegetation revegetation, type 12.5% canopy Pony Club and Piritahi Marae. First tree release Nov- Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the 12 Kōwhai Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence Dec 2021. Approximately 4 tree releases will beRevegetation done, 600 Kānuka 5 Kohekohe based on climate conditions, over the next three 150 Mānuka 2 Taraire Wetland years. ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Owhanake_A4. Stream edge: some wetland plants to 80 MahoeSourced from the LINZ Data Service2 and licensedMiro for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | be added. Te Huruhi_A1. New wetland planting area after weed 50 Houpara 2 Rewarewa control. Smaller wetland species in lower stream area 40 Karamū 2 Mataī Owhanake_A4 plant list. Planting May 2021 to preserve view shaft. 30 Māpau 6 Karaka Title: NA114B/594 Total 100 plants 30 Karo 5 Pūriri 100% wetland Te Huruhi_A1 plant list. June 2022 20 Ake ake 63 Harakeke 4 Carex secta Title: NA1588/52 and Section1SO422102 58 Tōtara Total 1100 pl 15 Tī Kōuka 4 Cyperus ustulatas 18 Pōhutukawa 33% canopy, 67% wetland 7 Kahikatea 1 Swamp maire 6 Kōwhai 58 Tōtara 630 Harakeke 18 Pōhutukawa 150 Tī Kōuka 5 Kohekohe 70 Kahikatea 2 Taraire 60 Kōwhai 2 Miro 40 Carex secta 2 Rewarewa 40 Cyperus ustulatas 2 Mataī 10 Swamp maire 6 Karaka 5 Pūriri 25 26 ArcGIS Web Map

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Okahuiti Okahuiti_C1 plant list. Planting April 2021 Okahuiti_C5 plant list. Planitng June 2022 Okahuiti_C1 Okahuiti_C2 Title: 629135, Section2SO444626 Total 310 plants Title: Total 700 plants 3% canopy, 97% wetland 43% revegetation, 14% canopy, 43% wetland

6 Tōtara 45 Tī Kōuka 156 Kānuka 2 Rewarewa 2 Pōhutukawa 21 Kahikatea 60 Mānuka 2 Mataī Okahuiti_C2 Okahuiti_C1 1 Kohekohe 18 Kōwhai 30 Mahoe 6 Karaka 1 Karaka 12 Carex secta 12 Houpara 5 Pūriri 1 Pūriri 12 Cyperus ustulatas 15 Karamū 189 Harakeke 189 Harakeke 3 Swamp maire 15 Māpau 45 Tī Kōuka Okahuiti_C5 12 Karo 21 Kahikatea Okahuiti_C2. Add wetland edge species after weed 58 Tōtara 18 Kōwhai control. 18 Pōhutukawa 12 Carex secta 5 Kohekohe 12 Cyperus ustulatas Okahuiti_C5 Okahuiti_C2 plant list. Planting April 2021 2 Taraire 3 Swamp maire Okahuiti_C4 Title: 629135 Total 200 plants 2 Miro 100% wetland Okahuiti_C3 126 Harakeke 8 Carex secta Rangihoua 30 Tī Kōuka 8 Cyperus ustulatas Okahuiti_C4 14 Kahikatea 2 Swamp maire The Love Our Wetlands project has been working to 12 Kōwhai restore the natural waterways of Rangihoua wetland Okahuiti_C3 since 2015. The area has huge ecological and cultural significance, being the landing place of the Te Arawa Okahuiti_C3. Add wetland edge species after weed waka and the first fortified pa site on Waiheke, Te Pūtiki control. o Kahumatamomoe. Current restoration areas that were planted in 2015 have now matured. With many Okahuiti_C3 plant list. Plamting April 2021 restoration areas moving into management Phases Four and Five, an extention of our existing areas to Title: 629135 Total 200 plants include all wetland riparian edges is being proposed. 100% wetland

126 Harakeke 8 Carex secta Property info Rangihoua_A-C. 133-165 Onetangi Road, Waiheke 30 Tī Kōuka 8 Cyperus ustulatas Island, Auckland 1081. NA97C/122. Designated as a 14 Kahikatea 2 Swamp maire Recreation Reserve. 1:2,974 12 Kōwhai 08/12/2020, 3:11:40 pm 0 137.5 275 550 ft Rangihoua_D1. 150E Trig Hill Road, Waiheke Island, Okahuiti_C4. Add revegetation and canopy species all Auckland 1081.m NA133B/346. Designated as a 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type 0 40 80 160 m along the area between the track and the road verge. Recreation Reserve. Total planting area 25834sqm. Historical sites Revegetation 1:2,974 08/12/2020, 3:11:40 pm Rangihoua_C5, D3-4 Okahuiti_C4 - Section 01 SO 449626137.5 Auckland275 550 ft Okahuiti_C4 plant list. Planting April 2021 Wetland Okahuiti Transport Road Reserve (Road to Vest) Title: Total 300 plants MHS4_TeRangihoua1. Wāhi tapu, pā, urupā, tauranga Sourced2020 from the new LINZ Dataplanting Service and areas licensed forby re-use vegetation under the type 83% revegetation, 17% canopy waka. Previous approval has been granted to work Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence Planting area 16456sqm 0 40 80 160 m within the lower boundries of this reserve. No planting OkahuitiRevegetation C1-5 Historical sites 130 Kānuka 9 Pōhutukawa is permitted on the maunga, Putiki O Kahu. WRT will Significant wetland area below Te Toki Reserve with No recorded archaeological sites are listed with 50 Mānuka 3 Kohekohe seek further consultation with mana whenua. ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Auckland Council Cultural Heritage Inventory. Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the CreativeWetland Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | 25 Mahoe 1 Taraire a road reserve walkway the length of the wetland out Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the to the bay. A prime showcase of wetlands ecotones Site notes and planting Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence 10 Houpara 1 Miro Rangihoua_D1-2 that is in need of invasive weed species removal. Jan 2020 Weed control begins along public track 13 Karamū 1 Rewarewa This area sits outside the Māori heritage scheduled Honeysuckle, pampas, willow, morning glory, privet, and at the start of wetland. Planting begins end of 13 Māpau 1 Mataī area of the Rangihoua Reserve. April 2021 finished by end june. Approximately 4 tree ArcGIS Web AppBuilder wattle and rhamnus need removing. Chainsaw and 10 Karo 3 Karaka Sourced from the LINZ Datareleases Service and will licensed be done,for re-use basedunder the Creativeon climate Commons conditions, Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | scrubcutter work needed. 29 Tōtara 3 Pūriri . over the next three years. Property info Okahuiti_C1,C2,C3,C5 - NA651/31 - Now 629135. Okahuiti_C1. In-fill planting with wetland edge species Okahuiti_C5. Weed control: removal of willow and Ownership Auckland Council. after weed control. Larger wetland species to provide wattle. Plant with mainly kahikatea on drier areas; wet shade around edges of grassy area. areas will revert to raupo. 27 28 ArcGIS Web Map

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Rangihoua_ D2 1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:09:50 pm 0 190 380 760 ft 2020 new planting areas by vegetation type Wetland 0 55 110 220 m Revegetation Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative Maori heritage scheduled areas 2020 Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence 1:4,077 08/12/2020, 3:09:50 pm 0 190 380 760 ft provide a buffer to the pond located near the bottom Rangihoua_D plant list. Planting July 2021 2020 new planting areas by vegetationArcGIS typeWeb AppBuilder Wetland 0 55 110 220 m Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-useof under this the Creative small Commons catchment. Attribution 4.0 New Zealand Proposedlicence | WRT | weed control and Revegetation Title NA133B/346 SourcedTotal from the1000 LINZ Data plants Service and licensed for re-use under the Creative planting plans are being drafted and will accompany Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence Maori heritage scheduled areas53% 2020 revegetation, 7% canopy, 40% wetland this report in due time. ArcGIS Web AppBuilder 279Sourced fromKānuka the LINZ Data Service and licensed for re-use under2 the CreativeMataī Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence | WRT | Rangihoua_C plant list. Planting July 2021 45 Mānuka 6 Karaka Site notes and planting where larger weed tree species such as gorse and Title: parks Total 650 plants 45 Mahoe 4 Pūriri Timeline Dec 2020 Follow up for weed control that privet have been left to act as nursery spaces for new 53% revegetation, 7% canopy, 40% wetland has been done along the path way D1-2. Prioritise plantings. 18 Houpara 300 Harakeke in wetland weed control and large mature pampas 23 Karamū 100 Tī Kōuka SourcedRangihoua_B3-4. from the LINZ Data Service and We licensed are forseeking re-use under permission the Creative Commons to expand Attribution 4.0 New 150 Kānuka 3 Mataī forest. July 2021 planting at the latest. Zealand licence 23 Māpau 60 Kahikatea our restoration work into these areas. Proposed weed 60 Mānuka 9 Karaka 18 Karo 10 Kōwhai control and planting plans are being drafted and will 30 Mahoe 8 Pūriri Rangihoua_A plant list, Planting July 2021 accompany this report in due time. Planting numbers 12 Houpara 126 Harakeke 30 Tōtara 10 Carex secta 4 Kohekohe 10 Cyperus ustulatas Title NA97C/122, parks Total 1000 plants below do not include Rangihoua_B4-5. 15 Karamū 30 Tī Kōuka 62.5% revegetation, 25% canopy, 12.5% wetland 15 Māpau 14 Kahikatea 2 Taraire 10 Swamp maire 18 Karo 12 Kōwhai 2 Rewarewa 260 Kānuka 6 Rewarewa Rangihoua_B plant list. Planting July 2021 87 Tōtara 8 Carex secta 100 Mānuka 6 Mataī Title: parks Total 850 plants 27 Kohekohe 8 Cyperus ustulatas 50 Mahoe 18 Karaka 70% revegetation, 30% wetland 8 Taraire 2 Swamp maire 20 Houpara 15 Pūriri 3 Rewarewa 25 Karamū 126 Harakeke 300 Kānuka 200 Harakeke 25 Māpau 30 Tī Kōuka 100 Mānuka 50 Tī Kōuka Rangihoua_D1-2. Rangihoua Extention will be a high 20 Karo 14 Kahikatea 50 Mahoe 25 Kahikatea priority site in our Rangihoua area. Due to lack of kikuyu, 174 Tōtara 12 Kōwhai 12 Houpara 18 Kōwhai grasses can be planted. Following the waterway past a 54 Pōhutukawa 8 Carex secta 20 Karamū 12 Carex secta vineyard and up into the Ngāhere the native forest and 15 Kohekohe 8 Cyperus ustulatas 20 Māpau 12 Cyperus ustulatas rāupo wetland needs urgent removal of pest weed 6 Taraire 2 Swamp maire 20 Karo 3 Swamp maire species including pampas, moth plant and tobacco, 6 Miro 8 Ake ake followed by in-fill and buffer planting. This will take into account methodogies to plant near walkways to ensure species do not impede track maintenance Rangihoua_B1-2. These are currently sitting in such as mowing. Rangihoua_C5. A new proposed planting area that management Phase Two. In-fill planting can occur when restored would support the flow of water and 29 30 Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands Waiheke Resources Trust - Love Our Wetlands

Te Matuku Te Whau Te Whau Planting Map Te Whau is the outer estuary of the Rangihoua Wetland and includes the outer most tributary of the Rangihoua streams. Property info Te Whau Esp Reserve. 102 Margaret Reeve Lane Waiheke Island Auckland 1971. Lot 63 DP 152097. Property area 16.9 HA Site notes and planting This site is in Phase 5, medium maintenance level. The restoration team is doing ongoing maintenance and releasing plants as needed. The restoration team has completely eradicated moth plant from the LOWW Te Whau site. Extention Te Whau plant list. Planting June 2022 of working area near oyster hut, previously managed under the eco contract requires further emerging Title: Not Available Total 100 plants seed bank control. Pampas is in final stages of regrowth 0% revegetation, 100% wetland control. Remove the last 5% Arryn Lily cover. 63 Harakeke Continued management of last of honeysuckle and 15 Tī Kōuka blackberry, as well as manually removing juvenile 7 Kahikatea weeds. 6 Kōwhai Asparagus weed remains the only big problem on this 4 Carex secta site. Awaiting decision on dispensation for spraying 4 Cyperus ustulatas will be given to contractors. In the interim, the team 1 Swamp maire pull out asparagus prior to seeding to prevent further seed dispersal. This localises regrowth so spraying Management Phases is minimised, reducing secondary kill and aligning Phase 2 with LOWW’s prioritisation of manual control where Phase 3 possible. Small in-fill planting is planned for June 2022 Phase 5

Te Whau Phase 5, moth plant hotspots have been completely Te Matuku eliminated, and no pods were found this year. Continued monitoring of area for seedlings. Te Matuku is an ecologically significant wetland located down the sourthern end of Waiheke. Te Matuku Bay Phase 3, Continue to monitor inkweed, thistle, is of national significance and the wider esturary is biddybids, dock, ragwort, and other common weeds recognised as a Marine Reserve. found in the area. All tobacco and gorse have been removed except for where utilised as erosion control Property info and purposefully kept. Te Matuku Bay Esp Reserve. 616 Orapiu Road Waiheke Island Auckland 1971. Lot 2 DP 124361 Phase 2 section, asparagus weed to be contracted out, awaiting to find out whether dispensation for Property area 5.8750 HA spraying will be given. In the interim, manual removal Site notes and planting and breaking of asparagus fern at the base before it This site is split into three management phases - 2, 3, fruits to prevent further seed dispersal.No planting to and 5. All original moth plant infestations have been take place at Te Matuku to ensure Management Phases dealt with, and now there is ground cover at almost 100% density, there are less emerging seedlings. Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 5

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