Pūkorokoro-Miranda

Pūkorokoro-Miranda

About the area/Mō te wāhi

Located on the Firth of Thames/Tīkapa Moana, the Pūkorokoro-Miranda catchment flows into an internationally significant 8,500 hectare coastal wetland that is protected under the Ramsar Convention.

The catchment is home to around 40 different migratory birds, including red knots and bar tailed godwits that fly from Pūkorokoro-Miranda to Siberia or Alaska (respectively) and back every year. These migratory shorebirds rely on the resting and refuelling areas in this catchment, including one of the world’s finest examples of a rare coastal landform – a Chenier plain – consisting of a series of ridges made up of marine shells.

The challenge/Te wero

The shorebird area and habitat at Pūkorokoro-Miranda has been significantly degraded and reduced in size. Water quality is poor due to increased levels of suspended sediment. Much of this has been caused by various productive land uses in the catchment and the highly modified hydrology and drainage system that has been put in place to reduce inundation and flooding for landowners in the lower catchment.

Living Water’s key focus is restoring and reconnecting a rural freshwater ecosystem and sensitive coastal environment using a community-led ‘mountains to sea’ approach

  • 6,000ha total catchment area
  • 26% of the catchment is dairy farms
  • 8,500ha international Ramsar Wetland
  • 40 different migratory birds
  • 3 main types of farming (dairy, sheep, beef)
Chenier plains

Pūkorokoro-Miranda catchment

Projects in Progress

Catchment Condition Survey

Catchment Condition Survey

An inexpensive way to gather baseline information, identify key ecological issues and prioritise areas and activities for effective catchment management

Our team/Tō mātou rōpū

Dion Patterson

Dion Patterson

DOC Site Lead, Waikato Peat Lakes and Pūkorokoro-Miranda
Rose Graham

Rose Graham

DOC Ranger - Waikato Peat Lakes and Pūkorokoro-Miranda
Sarah English

Sarah English

Technical Lead, On Farm Excellence
Katie Collins

Katie Collins

DOC Freshwater Science Lead
Avi Holzapfel

Avi Holzapfel

DOC Operations Manager
Debra Kells

Debra Kells

Fonterra Head of Farm Source, Waikato

Our farmers/Ō mātou kaiahuwhenua

Alan and Conny Bull

Alan and Conny Bull

Gary and Adrienne Dalton

Gary and Adrienne Dalton

Gareth Levers

Gareth Levers

Are you part of Living Water?

Are you part of Living Water?

Contact us to have your farm acknowledged and your photo added

Our partners & friends/Ō mātou hoa ngātahi, ō mātou hoa

Keith Woodley

Keith Woodley

Pūkorokoro-Miranda Naturalists’ Trust
Te Whangai Trust

Te Whangai Trust

John Gumley

John Gumley

Consultant
Ngāti Pāoa

Ngāti Pāoa

Hauraki District Council

Hauraki District Council

Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council

Hamish Kendal

Hamish Kendal

Flightworks
Peter Russell

Peter Russell

Bio-security Consultant
Adrian Brocksopp

Adrian Brocksopp

Ravensdown Environmental

Supporting documents/Ngā tuhinga tautoko