See the Events Calendar for a list of Project Twin Streams Community Planting Days in 2008.

Project Twin Streams is a project which aims to restore 56kms of Waitakere stream banks through an integrated community development approach. By engaging local communities and residents, via community organisations, the streambanks are weeded, replanted with natives and maintained.

The project is about many things: community engagement, stream health, natural environment and the health and recreation of people and their community.

The project also fits in with other stormwater initiatives in Waitakere. It is designed to work with nature rather than against it.
 

	What is Project Twin Streams?		Project outcomes
	Who is involved?		Environmental monitoring
	What is Project Twin Streams trying to achieve?		Sustainable communities
	Where are we on that journey?		Walk and Cycle ways
	Community organisations		Other resources
	Community planting days		Related projects
	Creative engagement		Gallery of images
	Property purchases		Henderson Creek
	Opanuku Stream		Oratia Stream
	PTS Ranui-Massey		Swanson Bridge to Bridge
	PTS Glen Eden		2008 Waitakere Trust Art Awards

 

What is Project Twin Streams?
 

Oratia Stream Planting 2007

The project looks at how land within the catchment, how households can become more sustainable, and how cycle and walkways along streams can reconnect communities while providing opportunities for recreation.

The vision for Project Twin Streams is "Working together for healthy streams and strong communities: creating a sustainable future.
 

Catchment Map Click to Enlarge

The Project Twin Streams catchment area takes in the Oratia, Waikumete, Opanuku, Pixie and Swanson streams in Waitakere.  It covers an area of 10,000 hectares and has a population of 100,000 people.

Who is involved?
 

Young Planter Opanuku 2008

Waitakere City Council manage the project and contract a wide range of community organisations to delivery the project.  These include:

• Te Ūkaipō Mercy Initiatives for Rangatahi
• Ranui Action Project
• Community Waitakere
• Corban Estate Arts Centre (CEAC)
• Workers Education Association (WEA)
• Waitakere Pacific Arts & Cultural Trust
• EcoMatters Environment Trust
• Glen Eden Primary School
• McLaren Park & Henderson South Community Initiative (MPHS)
• Local iwi - Te Kawerau a Maki and Ngati Whatua are involved.
• ARC, Landcare Research and Wai-Care provide ongoing support and input.

What is Project Twin Streams trying to achieve?
 

Flax showing leaves of achievement Environmental, Economic, Spiritual, Social and Cultural

 

2007 Community Planting Days

Where are we on that journey?
 

At the end of 2007, the total of 341,607 plants have been planted.

Throughout their lifetime, these trees will absorb the annual emissions from 14,820 cars doing 15,000km per annum.

Timeline

 

6,003 plants	23,107 plants	124,120 plants	77,353 plants	111,124 plants
	Ranui/Massey community contract signed	Henderson Creek contract signed	Opanuku, Glen Eden and Oratia contracts signed	Sustainable households demonstration project launched
-------2003-------	-------2004------	------2005------	------2006------	------2007------

Evaluation Framework

A formative evaluation framework for Project Twin Streams has been developed. This framework sets how the first phase of the project, from 2003 to 2007, will be assessed. It captures progress in this phase and provides a clear platform from which to assess and plan the journey of Project Twin Streams as it evolves.

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Evaluation Framework (Size 3.66M)

Community organisations
 

Local community organisations are contracted by Council to work with residents and groups in their area - they organise community plantings events and work with groups, businesses and schools who adopt specific areas.  This means that local organisations with local knowledge are the driving force of the project.

At the moment there are six contract areas, five of which employ a community coordinator.

Project Twin Streams Henderson Creek came into being in 2005.  The co-ordinator is Wendy Claire.

 The contract area runs alongside Henderson Creek, which is the receiving catchment for a huge area of Waitakere City. Water from all the streams and tributaries in the Waikumete, Oratia and Opanuku catchments ends up here.

Community Waitakere (formerly WADCOSS) manages the contract area, working with a number of local schools and community groups.

A key project for 2007 was the Colletta Wetland Project, which has been adopted by Flanshaw Primary School in Te Atatu South as part of their on-going support for Project Twin Streams. In 2006 the school published a wonderful book showcasing children's art relating to the stream, together with their thoughts and vision on how they are making a difference.

Other groups involved in Project Twin Streams Henderson Creek include Waitakere Gardens' residents, the West Auckland Historical Society, Henderson Primary School and the Chinese Conservation and Education Trust.

A number of community planting events are planned for 2008.

 

Kayaking in the creek and face painting at the planting event

Contacting Us

Project Twin Streams Opanuku Stream was established early in 2006. Corban Estate Arts Centre, in association with WEA (Workers Education Association) and the Waitakere Pacific Arts & Cultural Trust, manage the contract along the Lower Opanuku Stream.

Twelve community groups have adopted areas alongside the stream, with all the schools in the area now involved with the project.

The Friends of Opanuku Stream network was established in 2007, enabling all interested parties to keep in touch.

A number of community planting events are planned for 2008.
 

Volunteers at the community planting event

Contacting Us

The co-ordinator Green Jon, got the project off to a roaring start with two very successful community planting days.

There are plans for an edible garden and Jon's Project Twin Streams information display can be seen at the Oratia Farmer's market.

Community planting events are planned for 2008.

Rescued skinks have a new home thanks to Project Twin Streams

Planting volunteers and children decorating the walkway

Rescued skinks have a new home thanks to Project Twin Streams
 

Holy Cross pupils observe the skinks from a distance

Over 50 skinks were relocated into a new home on the Upper Oratia stream on 7 March.

The skinks were relocated as part of the conditions of a sub-division development. Rather than provide a less-than-ideal habitat within the sub-division the developer worked with Boffa Miskel and Project Twin Streams to find a location close to their original home.

An area which was planted last year by Holy Cross School was ideal. The fact that it is less than 1km from their original home was a bonus.

Pupils from Holy Cross School were very excited to be involved in the release – which required a permit from DOC. The students learned about the skink’s defence mechanism of dropping its tail when under attack from birds and were pleased to know that the skinks would be happy in their new environment.

Pupils from Holy Cross learn more about skinks

Contacting Us

Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey began life in 2004 as the first Project Twin Streams contract to be established.

The Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey area runs from the western side of Ranui downstream to where Swanson Stream flows into Huruhuru Creek. The area includes the Waimoko, Momotu and Swanson streams, which were weedy and neglected in many places when the project began.  A lot of work remains to be done but with the energy and enthusiasm of the Ranui-Massey communities these streams will once again be restored to healthy, beautiful places.

The contract for development of the Project is held by Te Ukaipo, in association with Ranui Action Project.

Creating Our Future Together Me puawai tatou katoa I roto te kotahitanga o Ranui

Te Ukaipo Mercy Initiatives for Rangatahi works with tangata whenua and others to provide holistic programmes and a healthy whanau family environment to rangatahi (youth) who are in at-risk situations.  Advocacy and support services are offered to whanau.

Te Ukaipo appreciates Papatuanuku Earth as taonga for future generations and through partnerships in the community (including Project Twin Streams) promotes daily living practices that nourish sustainable communities.

The key value of whakamanamanamai - restoring balance - is depicted in the Te Ukaipo logo which shows the Mercy cross centred between two koru. The child image, protected and nurtured within the waimiria, symbolises potential, a gift from Rangiatea heaven, a seed for the future seeking to be nurtured, bringing forth life into the world. Matariki stars and Te Ao Marama moon offer light for this growth within the changing rhythms of the universe.

For more information on the Ranui Action Project, Phone/fax: (09) 832-6048, email: rap@ranui.org.nz or visit our website: www.ranui.org.nz

The vision for Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey is Manaaki te tangata, manaaki te awa - healing the people, healing the stream.

What Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey has achieved so far

With the help of the many individuals and community groups involved, Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey has weeded extensive areas alongside the Swanson, Waimoko and Momotu streams.  Since 2005 we have planted 28,000 plants, removed hundreds of bags of rubbish and held nine community planting days.
 

Gathered for Karakia on May 19th 2007 planting day in Don Buck Reserve	Organising Volunteers to start planting

Group of people working on their adopted stretch of the stream

Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey now works with nine community groups, each of whom have adopted an area of the Swanson, Waimoko or Momotu streams. Groups are supported with education in the form

of on-site stream workshops and field trips to Cascades Regional Park.

The following groups have adopted areas of the streams:

• Te Piataata Trust: Weekly during term time students from the Trust work on their adopted area of the Swanson Stream in Urlich Reserve.
• Birdwood School: The school carries out regular weeding and planting sessions in their adopted area of Urlich Reserve outside the school grounds.
• Engineering and Industry Training Ltd: Fortnightly, during term time this group tends their area of Swanson Stream in Waimoko Glen.
• Agape Trust: This group weeds and plants Waimoko Stream in Urlich Reserve on a weekly basis.
• Lincoln Heights School have adopted Woodside Reserve and do several weeding and planting sessions throughout the year.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Henderson Stake. The various wards of the Church have adopted a large area of the Swanson Stream in Don Buck Corner Reserve.
• Massey Pony Club planted a section of the Swanson Stream adjacent to the arena in 2006 and have plans for further planting days.
• The Department of Corrections bring a team, weekly, to restore some of the most hard-to-reach areas of our streams.  They have also adopted an area in Te Rangi Hiroa Reserve.
• Liston College have adopted an area of the Swanson Stream in Urlich Reserve.

There is a great opportunity to learn about the ecology of the streams and how to care for and protect waterways.  Plants, tools and advice are supplied; the groups bring energy and enthusiasm!

Community planting events are planned for 2008.

Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey newsletter - The Eel's Tale - Te Korero a Te Tuna is published twice a year and distributed to 2000 households in Ranui and Massey.

Eels Tale Issue 1 (Size 864K)

Eels Tale Issue 2 (Size 636K)

Eels Tale Issue 3  (Size 819K)

As a Wai Care group www.waicare.org.nz  Project Twin Streams Ranui-Massey carries out four monitoring sessions per year on the Waimoko and Swanson Streams.

Contacting Us
 

In 2006 and 2007, a number of well-attended planting days have replanted streambanks in Parklands Road.  Swanson School and other residents have been weeding and planting at the local golf club.
 

Group of volunteers planting along the stream banks

Contacting Us

EcoMatters Environment Trust, in partnership with Glen Eden Primary School, manages the contract for Project Twin Streams Glen Eden, which was signed in 2006.

A number of community groups are helping to restore the Whakarina, Bishop and Waikumete Streams, from the catchment's headwaters near Titirangi, down to the far end of Parr's Park in Oratia.

Three community planting events are planned for 2008. 
 

Face Painting	Group of volunteers planting

Contacting us
 

Community Planting Days

Teenagers making kites

Check out the 2008 community planting dates.

The community planting days are a highlight in the Project Twin Streams calendar.  As well as getting plants in the ground, these events are designed to be a whole lot of fun.  There are art activities - such as rock-painting, kite-making, fish-painting and colouring-in - for all ages.

Wai-Care come to the planting events with a water display which shows the effects of river pollution.  The Auckland Regional Council's fish man is often there live live display of the fish which are found in our streams.

There is music - a live band or a DJ and the day ends with a barbeque to reward all the hard work.

Creative Engagement

Using art to inform and educate Waitakere residents

Creative engagement - using art and drama to raise awareness residents about the causes of, and solutions to stream pollution - is key part of Project Twin Streams.

The use of arts activities to inform and educate people occurs on two levels. There are environmental arts activities at each of the public events such as community planting days and festivals. Art activities here include fish-painting, rock-painting, kite-making, making paper from weeds, weaving, badge-making and clay-model making.
 

Clay model making	Fish Painting	Paper Making

The larger, more complex and long term arts projects are the cornerstones of the creative engagement strand of Project Twin Streams. Here, Project twin Streams Arts Advisor Janet Holt works with schools and community groups on a diverse range of large-scale arts projects. Examples of Arts Projects completed to date include the following:

Project Twin Streams and The 2008 Waitakere Trust Art Awards

Calling all environmentally aware artists and sculptors!

This is your chance to create an artwork - inspired by the themes and ideas of Project Twin Streams - for the 2008 Waitakere Trust Art Awards.

Art has always played an important role in Project Twin Streams and the Project Twin Stream Awards at the 2008 Waitakere Trust Art Awards is an example of this.

Project Twin Streams is sponsoring one section of the awards with a total of seven prizes, for both sculpture and painting.

Art works entered into the Project Twin Streams category will be judged on the quality of work and how the themes of the project have been researched, interpreted and communicated through the work.

The Waitakere Trust Art Awards is the largest community art exhibition held in Waitakere city. With over 500 entrants from all over New Zealand and thousands of people viewing the exhibition, the exhibition has been extended from 5 to 9 days this year due to popular demand - it will run from the 1 - 10 October 2008.

Download the entry form below:

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Waitakere Trusts Art Awards Entry Form (Size 197K)

Flanshaw Rd Art Book

Cover of 'Our Place' book

Flanshaw Road Primary School have been involved in Project Twin Streams since 2004. They have been planting and maintaining an area near the school and, as part of their curriculum, have been learning about the causes of stream degradation. The school has created and published a book, which not only showcases the wonderful stream art created by the students involved in Project Twin Streams, but also records their thoughts on the future of stream. The book is beautifully presented and also has an educational component - each page poses an environmental question for further consideration.

Flanshaw Rd Primary School pupils with their colourful stream artwork and Flanshaw pupils with their completed publication

Giant Kokapu

Stage 1: Stars & Fish being painted at a community planting day	Stage 2: Older students attach the stars & fish to a Giant Kokapu using riverbed clay	Stage 3: The completed fish hanging at Massey Community Centre

Clay tile mural Flanshaw Road Primary

Flanshaw Rd Mural

For this mural at Flanshaw Road Primary School, each child involved in the project made a tile which was then used to create a larger exterior manual.

The mural contains nikau trees and you can see the twin streams running through the centre.  The overall shape depicts the essence of a taniwha or guardian of the stream.

St Dominic's College and Birdwood Primary Mural

St Dominicks College and Birdwood Primary Mural

This mural project was a collaborative effort between St. Domicks College and Birdwood Primary.

Year 10 girls at St Dominic's mapped out the mural and painted the wavy lines at the top and bottom to depict the twin streams.  Boards were segmented into uneven squares, rectangles and triangle shapes and painted with pictures of the creatures, flora and fauna the children had studied in and around the stream.

While the boards were being painted, Birdwood primary students made a trip down to St. Dominic's to learn some skills from the Year 10 students' art works. The mural was then transported to Birdwood Primary where the younger children painted their own pictures onto boards. As a result of the involvement of the Maori bi-lingual unit there are a number of Maori designs incorporated into the mural.

Birdwood School DVD

Birdwood School pupils recording  their rap song

In 2005, a brainstorm session between Janet Holt, Arts Advisor to Project Twin Streams and the children at Birdwood School came up with the idea of a rap song - telling the story of what has happened to the streams in their local area and reinforcing the solutions that must be implemented.

The rap song (performed in both Maori and English) took a total of 3 months to complete and involved about 30 children ranging in ages from age 9 through to 12.

AUT film and TV students filmed a performance of the rap and edited the footage into a music video.

The 5 minute video is creative and engaging and shows children taking an issue and responding to it in a way that resonates with them.

It is a youthful and innovative local response to a 'big picture' problem i.e. environmental pollution.

2006 Christmas Eel

This eight metre long fabric eel was a collaborative project between a number of the community organisations involved in Project Twin Streams. It involved the staff at Community Waitakere (formerly WADCOSS), Waipareira Trust groups, Te Rito and Kaupapa Maori Day Programme, Pou Aroha from Te Ukaipo, and The Mama's from Waitakere Pacific Arts & Culture Trust.

The fabric eel which was paraded at a number of Christmas parades in Waitakere.
 

Stage 1 of the fabric eel construction	The completed fabric eel goes on parade

Property purchases

Why Project Twin Streams needs to purchase some properties

River water flooding on property

Rivers flood as a matter of course and over time they build up a flood plain - this is an area beside the normal banks, into which the river spreads when in flood.

The flood plain absorbs a great deal of the extra water in flood conditions and helps to slow its speed - thus reducing the damaging impacts that could otherwise occur.

In most communities, housing does develop in the flood plain and in some places artificial stop-banks or other measures are created to hold back floodwater. This artificial narrowing of the flood plain opposes nature: it forces the water to become deeper and run faster - and this can have serious consequences to the natural and built environments further downstream.

Over recent years Waitakere City Council has decided to purchase and remove some houses in the flood plains of certain streams. In part this obtains land for restoring the riparian margin and the building of walk and cycle ways and other recreational features. It also will enable nature to work the way it wants to in flood events, and thus assist in reducing the impacts along the length of the stream

The houses will be relocated.

Project Outcomes

As well as environmental improvements, Project Twin Streams also aims to bring economic, social and cultural benefits to the communities within its catchment. This is known as the Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL).

Environmental objectives

From an environmental perspective Project Twin Streams aims to:

1. Integrate land use planning & management of the three waters to minimise flooding, reduce pollution & siltation in streams & the harbour.
2. Integrate catchment management planning & application of the treatment-train approach.
3. Recreate & restore ecological corridors, extending the Green Network
4. Create lower impact footprints in the future through a low impact urban design and form.
5. Encourage use of sustainable technologies.
6. Contribute towards the mitigation of climate change & upholding the Kyoto protocol.
7. Monitor & evaluate the effectiveness of PTS in improving the environmental & ecological health of the catchment.

Economic objectives

From an economic perspective Project Twin Streams aims to:

1. Create opportunities for collaborative ventures with government, business, iwi, urban Maori & academic institutions
2. Be a catalyst for iwi, Maori & community-based economic & enterprise development
3. Develop opportunities for research and new water, waste & energy efficient technologies
4. Monitor & evaluate the effectiveness of PTS in increasing job opportunities & economic development opportunities.

Economic development is central to Project Twin Streams and there is a number of collaborative initiatives in development.

Social objectives

From a social perspective Project Twin Streams aims to:

1. Encourage communities to understand & take responsibility and ownership for the social, environmental, cultural & economic development of their localities
2. Facilitate the development of locality and community governance structures for PTS
3. Foster sustainable community leadership
4. Work in ways that develop & promote an integrated holistic approach & connect with people's minds, bodies & spirits
5. Create life long learning opportunities about how to live, work & play sustainably
6. Provide pedestrian & cycle linkages that promote healthy lifestyles
7. Promote opportunities that advance affordable & sustainable housing
8. Evaluate & monitor the effectiveness of the community development approach & in achieving the integration of the Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL) approach

Cultural objectives

From a cultural perspective Project Twin Streams aims to:

1. Foster sharing of diverse cultures through creative methods such as storytelling, art, music, literature & drama
2. Ensure inclusiveness of & learning from different cultural views
3. Recognise, record, respect, promote & profile the heritage of local areas
4. Promote creative ways for learning
5. Monitor & evaluate the effectiveness of using arts & culture to increase the understanding and uptake of local community & iwi

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Environmental Monitoring

At the heart of Project Twin Streams is a desire to improve the quality of our streams. To ensure we are making progress, Project Twin Streams carries out two strands of environmental monitoring - Pressure-State-Response (PSR) monitoring and ecological surveys.

PSR Monitoring

The Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model recognises that human activities such as residential growth put pressure on the environment, affecting the quality and quantity of natural resources. PSR monitoring provides a framework to gauge the cause and effects of environmental problems so that remedial steps can be taken.

PSR Reports

Ecology Monitoring Report 06 v2 (Size 1.2M)
Sediment Quality Monitoring Report 05-6 (Size 6M)
Sythesis Report v10 (Size 5.6M)
Water Quality Monitoring Report 05-6 (Size 1.6M)

The PSR framework for Project Twin Streams uses a variety of indicators that measure performance and indicate how well the objectives of the project are being met. Indicators used include:

• Impervious Area: The proportion of the catchment covered by roads, roofs, driveways and other non-natural, impervious surfaces.
• Wastewater Overflows: The number of sewer blockages resulting in wastewater overflows into streams for the period of December 2003 to April 2004.
• Stormwater Outlets: The number of stormwater outlets greater than 375mm diameter.
• Traffic Activity: Calculated by multiplying the road length (km) by the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) counts, to give Vehicle Kilometres of Travel (VTM) for roads.
• Riparian (stream bank) Width: The percentage of the catchment stream length with riparian zones less than 10m wide (from District Plan maps).

Ecological Surveys

Ecological surveys use biological indictors such as the presence of birds, bats, lizards, geckos and insects together with fruiting and flowering phenology, vegetation structure and composition and animal pests to measure environmental conditions.

In addition, a number of community groups carry out Wai Care monitoring which means that they monitor and report stream water quality on a regular basis. Each of the community contract organisations are also WAICARE groups

The environmental monitoring campaign, which began in 2003, is still in its early stages, which means that it is too soon for clear trends to be identified. However there have been some noted improvements in certain locations.

2006/07 Environmental Report Card (Size 2.9MB)
A snapshot of environmental monitoring

Sustainable Communities

Project Twin Streams is one of two demonstration projects for Sustainable Communities - which is part of the government's Sustainable Cities programme.

The Sustainable Communities vision is: To achieve strong, liveable and prosperous communities in Auckland through a sustainable development approach.

The partnership between Sustainable Communities and Project Twin Streams is SC2: Sustainable Communities - Sustainable Catchment. This is based on the belief that if the stream catchment can become sustainable there are wide social, cultural and economic benefits for the community within that catchment.

Sustainable Communities is a three year project which runs from 2004 to June 2007. It has proved additional resources, which have allowed Project Twin Streams to progress the social, economic and cultural outcomes of the project.

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Walk/Cycleways

Construction has began on the network of Project Twin Streams walk/cycleways which will allow residents to access the streams, connect with other residents, engage with their local communities and get around the city in a healthy way.
 

Walk/cycleway Oratia - Under construction.  Final length - 1.6km Lower Opanuku - Under construction.  Final length - 2.2 kmkm Upper Opanuku - Construction due to commence October 2007.  Final length - 2 km Upper Waikumete - Construction due to commence October 2007.  Final length - 1.1km Lower Waikumete - Under construction.  Final length - 600m Millbrook Rd - Construction due to commence October 2007.  Final length  - 1.1km

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The walk/cycleways will also have an educational component. There will be displays of sustainable technologies such as permeable paving and solar lighting on both the Oratia and Opanuku stages. A key focus of the walk-cycleways will be a reflection of local art and heritage.

Walkway and Cycleway brochure (Size 4M)
Walkway and Cycleway map (Size 2.71M)

Walk/Cycleways Festival

The launch of the walk/cycleways was celebrated with a community festival at Corban Estate on Saturday 21 April 2007.  It promoted the cycle/walkways and provided opportunities for residents to learn about the causes of stream pollution and what actions they can take.

View the image gallery

Other resources

• Streamtalk Newsletter - August 2008 (Size 1070K)
• Streamtalk Newsletter - May 2008 (Size 1104K)
• Streamtalk Newsletter - December 2007 (Size 972K)
• Streamtalk Newsletter - August 2007 (Size 1229K)
• Streamtalk Newsletter - April 2007 (Size 1M)
• Streamtalk Newsletter - December 2006 (Size 2.2M)
• Project Twin Streams - Key Facts and Figures (Size 107K)

Related links:

www.sustainability.govt.nz
www.sustainableliving.org.nz
www.ecomatters.org.nz

Further information on stormwater and stream pollution from:

• Waitakere City Council
• Auckland Regional Council

Related projects

Friends of the Whau

Friends of the Whau (pronounced 'foe') is a community-based ecological restoration organisation formed in Waitakere in 2000. Friends of the Whau aim to raise community awareness about issues and problems affecting the Whau catchment and to mobilise community energy and support to remedy the existing situation. It currently has a membership of over 200 individuals and organisations. For more information, visit the Friends of the Whau website.

The Green Network

Waitakere has adopted a Green Network programme which aims to stop the degradation of our natural heritage. It encourages action to look after the city's valuable natural assets and allow streams, parks, patches of bush and forest to weave throughout the ranges, rural, urban and coastal areas.

Clean Stream Waitakere

The Clean Stream Waitakere project is part of Keep Waitakere Beautiful and the Waitakere City Council's Green Network strategy linking the Waitakere Ranges to the sea.