Freshwater Management Units (FMUs) are a management tool, not a monitoring tool. They are the scale at which you manage resources for freshwater outcomes. This needs to involve tangata whenua and communities that have an interest, are engaged, or are involved in freshwater management such as community groups or locals in that area.

Action plans should be integrated into the National Objectives Framework (NOF) process and considered and developed alongside limits. They should not be seen as an add-on further down the track. Discussions about action plans with tangata whenua should start early, be meaningful and integrate discussions about monitoring, mātauranga and transfer of management or power.

Wetlands are our climate adaptation hero and provide a range of important ecosystem services! 

Photo shows drainage and development of a peat wetland in lowland Southland for pastoral farming purposes.

Trout and native fish species interactions resource

Trout and salmon habitat contributes to a healthy freshwater ecosystem!

Photo credit: Darryl Torckler, Pair of Salmon Spawning.

Numbers are compulsory for species to survive!

Self-managing intensive winter grazing has not worked – more stringent rules are urgently required to improve water quality!

Protect indigenous freshwater species habitat from the mountains to the sea!

Activity status and consent term should reflect certainty and impact!

Keep the soil on the land!