Our projects
Our community and HDC
The Waikawa Beach fore-dune environment hosts a number of plants endemic to this area, such as Spinifex and Pingao, which help stabilise the dunes against wind and storm erosion. It's also a favourite nesting area for some local and migrating birdlife...
Fresh water quality
There are a number of Horizons Regional Council water quality monitoring sites on the Waikawa Stream. The North Manakau Road site regularly records the lowest bovine E.Coli reading in the region, but by the time the same water reaches the the site at the...
Riparian planting
Waikawa Beach Environment Group is pleased to share the successful completion of a significant freshwater restoration project along Waikawa Stream, made possible through support from the Horizons Regional Council Regional Freshwater Community...
Kanorau koiora Taketake-biodiversity Community Grant
In 2024 WBEG were proud to have been successful in applying for a Kanorau Koiora Taketake-Biodiversity Community Grant through Horizons Regional Council. This provided us with a full year's funding to carry out our work. We are pleased to announce...
Project to come
There's always another opportunity just around the corner to protect, restore and celebrate the unique environment of Waikawa Beach. Watch this space...
Project to come
There's always another opportunity just around the corner to protect, restore and celebrate the unique environment of Waikawa Beach. Watch this space...