The Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Reserves Board is a co-governance partnership with Auckland Council, jointly managing reserve whenua. With equal representation, it enables shared decision-making, resourcing, and accountability. Through iwi-led delivery, the partnership supports ongoing restoration, including planting, pest control, and community engagement, guided by long-term planning frameworks.
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Excellence in Environmental Leadership
Supreme Award
Predator Free Wellington
Predator Free Wellington (PFW) is a groundbreaking initiative with the ambitious goal of making Wellington the world's first predator-free capital city by eradicating rats, stoats, weasels and possums. This innovative
Award Year: 2025
Excellence in Organisation and People Development
Great Workplaces
This initiative emerged from a staff survey taken during the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown where 83 per cent of staff reported their productivity was the same or better working at
Award Year: 2022
Excellence in Digital Local Government
Christchurch City Information Network (CCIN) – Early Fire Detection Sensor Network
This is a highly successful pilot project of a sensor network as a means for detecting fires in the Waitākiri / Bottle Lake Forest Park. The network sends warnings to
Award Year: 2023
