This project aided the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) in collecting opinions from five stakeholder groups concerning management of the naturally flooding Lake Wairarapa in New Zealand. Our team conducted a total of twenty-nine interviews with the Rangitāne (Māori), Department of Conservation, South Wairarapa District Council, landowners, and recreational water users regarding the Blundell Barrage Gates which play a vital role in flood management. Interview discussions indicate that water quality, sources of pollution, water levels, flood management, and future operation of the barrage gates are controversial. We identified communication, collaboration, and education as three areas of focus for the GWRC as they continue to improve their management of the region.

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Creator

• Mazzucco, Jena M.
• Sirocki, Jeffrey Allen
• Scott, Austin D.
• Diltz, Natalie L.

Subject

• Sustainability
• Water
• Environment
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030216-020837

Keyword

• Risk management
• Indigenous peoples
• Water-supply--Health aspects
• Natural resources--Management

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• Kinicki, Robert
• Eddy, Bethel L.

Year

• 2016

Center

• Wellington, New Zealand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC)

Date created

• 2016-03-02

Location

• Wellington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-18