About the service
NZ Landcare Trust and Beca were commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment to create a free service designed to enable councils, iwi, and community groups involved with freshwater management to access expert knowledge and support and implement the Essential Freshwater reform programme. Support included technical, policy, or more general expertise, as required by target groups. The service focused on building capability, not capacity – experts were intended to provide advice but not implement actions themselves.
Initial Pilot Areas
The service was initially looking at the following areas of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
- Nutrient limit setting
- Sediment reduction
- Mahinga kai
- Wetland management
- Te Mana o te Wai.
