Shovel ready projects

What's happening?

We received a total of around $29 million in grant funding for multiple environmental restoration, biosecurity and climate resilience projects totalling about $48 million across the Waikato region.

• We secured $5.5 million in grants for four environmental restoration projects totalling about $6.57 million. These projects are part of the Government’s $1.245 billion Jobs for Nature programme which manages funding across multiple government agencies to benefit the environment, people and the regions.
  
  
• We secured $3.5 million in Government One Billion Trees funding from Te Uru Rākau, MPI, for three planting projects totalling about $7.2 million. Two of the projects are in partnership with iwi. Te Uru Rākau is focused on supporting the planting of exotic and indigenous forests, sustainable forestry management, programmes like the Emissions Trading Scheme and forestry grants. These projects are also part of the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme.
  
  
• We secured $16 million for climate resilience flood protection infrastructure projects totalling $24.85 million. Our flood protection schemes safeguard 3000km2 of high value food-producing land, and protect services and infrastructure such as water supply, power, telecommunications, and road and rail networks. Improving flood protection is a critical first step in climate change adaptation action.
  
  
• We secured $1.31 million from MPI for nine wilding pine control projects in the Coromandel Peninsula and Taupō area.
  
  
• All the projects were based on work we were already doing or had in mind following discussions with iwi and stakeholders. Further engagement is being done for some of the projects as they progress.