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Lower Waikato Zone Management Plan

This plan outlines the vision, objective and delivery of catchment and river management activities, biosecurity, biodiversity, sustainable land management and natural hazard management activities in the Lower Waikato catchment zone.

Lake Waikare and Whangamarino Wetland Catchment Management Plan (CMP)

The Lake Waikare and Whangamarino Wetland CMP helps address issues and opportunities identified within the Lake Waikare and Whangamarino wetland catchment, and provides a framework to guide future work programmes of all those involved with the catchment’s management and development. .

Land drainage

Waikato Regional Council provides a drainage service for flat rural land in the Lower Waikato, Waipā, Central Waikato, West Coast and Waihou-Piako zones.