Two-year rāhui over western kuku beds
The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has imposed a two-year closure over part of the mussel/kuku beds in Ōhiwa Harbour from 13 November...
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News ~ Pānui
Sep 52 min read
Ōhiwa kūtai restoration project update
Kūtai, or kuku (green lipped mussel) beds were once extensive in the harbour’s main channels. Whether due to overharvesting,...
Sep 51 min read
Ōhiwa Harbour online
By reading this newsletter you would have noticed some important changes. Yes, Ōhiwa Harbour is online! Some years ago, the Ōhiwa...
Sep 51 min read
Ōhiwa Harbour loses two environmental stalwarts
In the past two years the Ōhiwa community has lost two principal advocates and passionate volunteers who have worked persistently for the...
Sep 52 min read
Allowing native fish to travel
It is whitebaiting season again. However, anytime is a good time to remember they are the juveniles of six species of fish. Five of these...
Sep 52 min read
From grazing paddock to wetland
Near the pottery on Wainui Road, at the Ōpōtiki side of the s-bends and across from the Nukuhou River you may have noticed native trees...
Dec 25, 20231 min read
Rāhui on mussel beds
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa has placed a rāhui on the mussel beds along Ōhope Spit. No green lipped mussels (kūtai, kuku) can be taken from...
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Secretive fish uncovered
Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff, on behalf of the seven Ohiwa Harbour Strategy partner organisations, are trialing two methods of...
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Saltmarsh potential
A recent study has found that the Nukuhou Saltmarsh could become significant for carbon sequestration (or carbon storage). Potentially...
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