The Government has dipped into its Jobs for Nature programme to buy a dairy farm next to Lake Horowhenua, which will be turned into a large wetland and.
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 4:03 pm
A major milestone in restoring the health of Lake
Horowhenua has been reached, with agreement to buy land to
construct a nationally significant wetland.
“The
land, currently used as a dairy farm, will be converted into
a large wetland and indigenous vegetation area, with huge
benefits for the water quality of Lake Horowhenua,”
Environment Minister David Parker said.
“Over the
years we have lost 90 per cent of our wetlands and many
other precious ecosystems from across Aotearoa. Lake
Horowhenua is one of the most degraded lakes in the country.
This is our chance to turn it around.