Ko te Tau kua pahure
A Year in Review
We are proud of the work we achieved this year. Highlights include:
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Leveraging technology to support biodiversity and restorationWe’re deploying technology to cover more ground with fewer resources. By using technology such as drones, smart sampling, and citizen science apps for environmental monitoring, we can gather insights on the health of Te Taiao more efficiently. |
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Record-breaking bus ridership levelsWith record-breaking bus patronage this year, our Region’s public transport network is showing the benefit of years of adaptation and work to recover from COVID-19 impacts. Improving drivers’ wages and conditions, accessibility improvements, and new bus services have all contributed to higher reliability and patronage. |
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Wildlife recovery exceeding expectationsOngoing restoration work in the Wairarapa Moana, Predator Free Wellington, and other biodiversity works are giving back some vitality to indigenous species. Populations of the critically endangered Australasian bittern are growing in the Wairarapa Moana, and counts of other indigenous birdlife on the Miramar Peninsula from which predators have been eliminated have risen faster than expected. |
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Improving our region’s flood resilienceAs we continue to build and maintain flood protections such as the Mill St Stopbank which protects one of the country’s most densely inhabited floodplains, we are also looking to what future floods and storms may bring, and what that means for our region as we continue to respond to the threat of climate change. |
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Actively working to improve outcomes for mana whenua and MāoriWe completed our first Te Tiriti Audit, providing Greater Wellington with a better means of gauging progress against our obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We also continued to develop our partnership with mana whenua through the Long-Term Plan Committee, which included representatives from our six mana whenua partners alongside the Regional Councillors. |