Mohaka, Waikari and Waihua Rivers an Inventory of Current Knowledge
Mohaka, Waikari and Waihua Rivers An inventory of current knowledge of natural resources within the Ngati Pahauwera Rohe July 2010 EMT 10/18 HBRC Plan No. 4200 Environmental Management Group Technical Report Environmental Science Mohaka, Waikari and Waihua River Catchments. An inventory of current knowledge of natural resources. Prepared by: Brett Stansfield Freshwater Scientist Reviewed by: Adam Uytendaal –Team Leader, Water Quality Graham Sevicke-Jones – Manager, Science Approved: Disclaimer: Whilst the Hawke‟s Bay Regional Council has made every attempt to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information and data provided, it is the responsibility of the data user to make their decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information provided. The Hawke‟s Bay Regional Council, its employees and agents, do not accept any liability for any damage caused by, or economic loss from, reliance on this information. July 2010 l EMT 10/18 HBRC Plan Number 4200 © Copyright: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Page i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Crown by way of its letter to Ngati Pahauwera dated 20 August 2008 has offered a “good governance initiative which would involve a scoping study on the health of the Mohaka, Waihua and Waikari Rivers, and a fund to contribute to the implementation of recommendations from that study.” The purpose of this report is to provide an inventory of current knowledge of natural resources of the Mohaka, Waihua and Waikari Rivers that fall within the rohe of Ngati Pahauwera. To this end the geographical extent of the inventory includes the lower Mohaka River – the main stem and all tributaries from the Te Hoe catchment downstream, the Waihua and Waikari Rivers.
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