A remote inland wetland near the Kakahu River will get a boost for additional native plants thanks to support from the Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee.

The Robinson Kakahu Wetland is a 16-hectare former cattle-grazing area. Forestry company Port Blakely has been restoring the wetland since 2020.

$5000 of support allocated by the OTOP water zone committee will increase its planting and maintenance work this year. The site is part of a long-term vision to rehabilitate the area’s natural ecosystem, improve water quality and reduce sediment, and restore cultural and ecological values.