Working with wetlands

Damp land without wetland plants, such as temporary ponds, low-lying land with patches of rushes and temporary watercourses are wetlands that can be good places to restore or convert into a permanent wetland.   

Gisborne District Council together with Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Fish & Game New Zealand and the Department of Conservation have produced a guide to help landowners create, develop or restore wetlands.

The guide contains information about wetlands and covers:

• landscape values
• cultural resources
• increasing habitats for wildlife
• hunting
• problem, wet farm land
• stabilisng banks, store water and improving downstream water quality
• community, school and farm projects

Download Working with wetlands in Hawke's Bay and the East Coast