PUNA WAI ORA

Puna Wai Ora (Te Hiku Drought Relief) is a three-year programme. A pilot phase, enabling engagement with a small number of whānau and to trial site assessments and installations, commenced in late September 2021 and will end in March 2022... When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Te Hiku was already in a state of emergency. This saw NZ Army trucks rolling into many Te Hiku communities to top-up household supplies. This initiative is a way to ensure our whānau can be resilient and have access to their own water supplies in times of crisis and drought.