Love Our Wetlands
Explore our wetlands…
Love Our Wetlands Waiheke works with the local community and volunteer groups towards the ecological restoration and protection of eight significant wetland habitats on Waiheke Island – Te Matuku, Te Whau, Matiatia Headland, Rangihoua, Okahuiti, Te Huruhi Bay, Awaawaroa and Owhanake.
The support of volunteers and the Waiheke community plays a huge part in the success of the project.
Check out the amazing impact that past community plantings have contributed!
Protecting
Tīkapa Moana
We protect and restore wetlands from mountains to the sea, supporting healthy ecosystems and communities.
Wetlands Restoration & Expansion
Love Our Wetlands actively cares for eight significant wetlands across Waiheke via planting and weed control.
Community
Engagement
Involving local schools and volunteers, over 80,000 trees have been planted since 2015.
Why are wetlands important?
Love Our Wetlands Waiheke (LOWW) is currently working to restore eight wetlands on Waiheke, each of which has unique historical, cultural and environmental value. Through this mahi, we are creating vibrant habitats where our native species can thrive.
People who walk through the sites can see and hear the changes as birds return, trees grow, and the wetlands flourish.
Our wetland sites
Find below our interactive GIS map that shows where our team is working, and a summary of the work we’ve done since July 2021.
Love Our Wetlands Waiheke Work Plan 2026
See the progress that has been made on Waiheke’s wetlands since 2015 and find out what we have planned for the future.
“We really appreciate our partnership with Love our Wetlands. At Terra and Tide we want to make a positive contribution to the environment that we operate in and through our partnership with Love our Wetlands, we are able to do this – through tree donation, planting assistance and being able to offer tree planting opportunities to our guests. It is great to know that over time we will be able to track our contribution and know that we have made a positive impact to Waiheke’s increasing biodiversity and forestation.”
Gabrielle Young, Terra and Tide
Connect with our Restoration Manager
Kym Rawson
Funded and sponsored by
Partnering with
Te Matuku Regeneration Group
Supported by
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Volunteering
Join us for a day in the wetlands! We welcome corporate and community groups from across Aotearoa to engage with our work. You will be hosted by our knowledgeable restoration team and spend your time planting; tree releasing; removing weeds; learning about local history, native plants, animal and fish species; and all about our amazing natural resources – wetlands.
Partnerships
Are you a business wanting to help mitigate climate change by contributing a percentage of proceeds to a local project? Can your connections help us regenerate wetlands for for the benefit of future generations? Is there a wetland on your property that is in need of restoration?
We would love to hear how you can help us love our wetlands together.
Support us
Support our mahi so that we can deliver a brighter, more climate resilient future to all those living on and visiting Waiheke Island.