Project_Twin_Streams
Project Twin Streams
Initiatives centred on two streams in Auckland, New Zealand
Project Twin Streams is an umbrella name for a number of initiatives centred on two streams (Opanuku and Oratia) in the West Auckland, New Zealand. It consists of a number of environmental and community initiatives and infrastructure. This includes wetland restoration, largely carried out through volunteer work, partly to mitigate the effects of floodwaters from the Waitākere Ranges.[1] The intent is also to protect/reclaim the 100-year flood plain from encroaching buildings and infrastructure.[2] The project was achieved successfully, including 156 full and partial property purchases, despite a political decision not to use the legally available option of compulsory property purchases.[3] The project focuses on the tributaries of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek and the Huruhuru Creek, including the Momutu Stream, Ōpanuku Stream, Oratia Stream and the Waikumete Stream.
The conservation works, both for the streams and the wider catchment, won second place in the International Thiess Riverprize in 2007.[4]