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    What is Oranga Wai?

    Oranga Wai | Our Freshwater Future is how Horizons Regional Council has chosen to represent all of the policy and regulation work streams included in the central government’s Essential Freshwater package.

    What's involved?
    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 ›
    Graphic illustration of a braided river
    What is Essential Freshwater?
    We all need and interact with water, water is life, so the concepts and policies we talk about across this site are applicable to all of us.
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    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 ›
    Trout fisher at Pohangina River
    Want to know more?
    Keep up to date with the latest news, get quick answers to your questions with our FAQs, or learn the definitions of key terms using our glossary.
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