Project Twin Streams
Community Waitākere has delivered Project Twin Streams along Te Wai o Pareira since 2006, supported with funding from Auckland Council.
This wide-reaching programme is a unique combination of environmental education, creative community engagement, and a range of stream restoration activities including site preparation, enrichment planting, weeding and ongoing maintenance.
The ecological corridors created from the North-Western motorway to the Henderson township are almost continuous, and Project Twin Streams is a great example of how communities can be involved in urban restoration.
Many community groups, individuals and organisations have participated in Project Twin Streams over the years. We focus on community engagement with local primary schools and people with disabilities, providing opportunities for these groups to participate in their local environment.
Community Waitākere operates a small nursery on the Te Atatū Peninsula which supports the community need for specialist plants and to provide plants for the planting areas we work in.
As part of this, we regularly engage local groups and schools in the propagation and maintenance of specialist plants, wetland species and rare natives. The plants they grow are then used to add richness and diversity to a variety of local ecological restoration projects such as in Orangihina Harbourview Wetlands.
