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    What is Oranga Wai?

    Oranga Wai | Our Freshwater Future is Horizons Regional Council’s way to ensure you can learn about and be involved in some key changes to freshwater management  in our region.

    What's involved?
    Freshwater
    Whanganui River
    Whanganui FMU long-term vision
    Through this survey, we’d like to know if communities agree or disagree with anything in the draft vision, and whether anything is missing or needs changing. Have your say until 9 July 2023.
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    Stream in Horizons region
    Have Your Say
    We're in the information gathering phase of the process and building up the picture of our region by collecting information from a variety of different sources through a variety of different methods.
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    Lake Horowhenua with the Tararua Ranges in the background
    Te Mana o te Wai
    Te Mana o te Wai refers to the fundamental importance of water and recognises that protecting the health of freshwater protects the health and wellbeing of the wider environment.
    What it means in our region ›
    Map showing Freshwater Management Units and waterways in the Horizons region
    Freshwater Management Units
    Freshwater Management Units (FMUs) will change the way we manage freshwater in our region.
    Learn about your FMU and its current state ›
    Horizons Regional Council monitoring environmental data at a river
    What the science tells us
    Horizons collects environmental data and initiates research that informs decision making around policy and regulation to ensure that we all manage our activities in a sustainable way.
    Explore the science around freshwater ›
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