Teaching Resources and sources of inspiration/information
Whitebait Education Resource - Harbours, Bays and Estuaries
WetFeet resource
WBC Coordinator (Technical manual)
Drains to Harbour Teachers Manual (stormwater focus)
Drains to Harbour Student Activity book (stormwater focus)
Wellington Waterwatch
www.gw.govt.nz/get involved/Wellington Waterwatch
Take Care Co-ordinator (caregroups@gw.govt.nz) 0800496734
Greater Wellington Regional Council care group community monitoring programme.
Wai Maori Trust
www.waimaori.maori.nz/info@waimaori.maori.nz
04 9319500
Research on Maori freshwater fisheries and related issues.
Department of Conservation
www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/byregion
Freshwater contact Northland: Amy MacDonald amacdonald@doc.govt.nz/09 4703300
Education contact national: Pam Crisp pdcrisp@doc.govt.nz// 044710726
Expertise and advice on education and freshwater management at local and national levels. Sponsors WBC.
Wai Care
www.waicare.org.nz
Regional Co-ordinator 09 3662000 ext 8170
Conglomerate of councils around the Auckland region supporting community group monitoring projects.
NIWA
www.niwa.co.nz/ncwr
Water resources: C Pearson. c.pearson@niwa.co.nz/03 3437871
Catchment processes: R Woods. r.woods@niwa.co.nz/03 3437803
Scientific research and public information on freshwater/catchment management.
NZ Water and Wastes Association
www.nzwwa.org.nz
Advocacy and learning Peter Whitehead peterw@nzwwa.org.nz/04 4728925
“Principle voice of the water sector” – sustainable management issues and problem solving around water and waste management.
NZ Hydrological Society
www.hydrologynz.org.nz
admin@hydrologynz.org.nz/ 03 3197211
Learning more about managing NZ’s freshwater resources.
NZ Freshwater Sciences Society
www.freshwater.rsnz.org
Wendy Paul
Information and networking for freshwater scientists and interests, hosted by the Royal Society.
Genesis Electricity
www.genesis.co.nz
0800 300 400
Partners with and sponsors several community programmes with a freshwater conservation emphasis.
NZ Landcare Trust
www.landcare.org.nz/info@landcare.org.nz
Northland co-ordinator Helen Moodie: helen.moodie@landcare.org.nz/09 4353863
NGO which facilitates, co-ordinates and supports community-based initiatives around sustainable management (often rural/farm focused). Various Waikato projects have a strong freshwater esp wetlands focus.
Landcare Research (Manaaki Whenua)
www.landcareresearch.co.nz
Communications contact Andrew Trevelyan 03 3219999
Primarily research-based organization without obvious specific reference to freshwater. Provides some education material and excellent biodiversity research. Funds a variety of sustainability education/advocacy work from time to time.
Environmental Monitoring and Action Project (EMAP)
www.emap.rsnz.org/emap@rsnz.org
Education co-ordinator Rebecca Goffin rebeccagoffin@royalsociety.org.nz
04 4705772
Combines delivery of the national waterways project (largely defunct) and Globe Programme.
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