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    JIM JACKSON, Chair, MHRS: "On behalf of MHRS, I would like to thank you for visiting our website to learn more about the work that we have accomplished and the work still to be done. These things take time but because of the generosity of supporters like you and our volunteers, we are on the road to a restored and reinvigorated Manukau Harbour.
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    Bronwen Turner, Deputy Chair, MHRS - "My family have lived in Huia since 1889. I remember that when the tide went out, there was a lawn of green seagrass when you looked back from Little Huia to Big Huia. There were all kinds of shells you could find on that seagrass. Now it's covered by mud. Let's return the sea grass and create habitat for juvenile snapper."
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Mission

TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF THE MANUKAU HARBOUR AND SURROUNDS

When you support the Manukau Harbour Restoration Society, you are taking a stand for a healthy and vibrant harbour. The harbour adds so much to our quality of life and we can help by putting protections in place for the future. Fueled by member support, we are building a local movement for clean water, a high standard of harbour management, more recreation access, revived fish & shellfish stocks and much more,

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VIDEO: A BETTER FUTURE FOR AUCKLAND - the local community, TOES, Onehunga, Friends of the Manukau Harbour want a better design that has less impact on the waterfront so future generations can reconnect with the Manukau Harbour and enjoy Aucklands next Wynyard Quarter. Ngati Whatua spokesman Ngarimu Blair: "We talk about Auckland becoming the world's most liveable city yet none of the cities we admire around the globe would build a motorway on a waterfront - they are tearing them up."

Latest News & Events

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MHRS Joins Central Isthmus Coalition on Stormwater Planning CANOPy

29/06/2017

MHRS' objectives include reduced overflows into the Manukau Harbour and the Waitemata Harbour

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MHRS AGM Monday 17 July. 7pm The Landing, 2 Onehunga Rd

17/07/2017

Please join us for a short Annual General Meeting of the society to conduct our formal year end business and elect officers and committee members for the coming year.

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The astonishing truth about NZ’s most expensive road ever....

23/06/2017

Remember that proposed new highway from Penrose to Onehunga, the East-West Link, set to cost close to $2 billion? Turns out no one has worked out, using current figures, if it’s worth the money – and it’s most likely no one ever will. And it’s not clear if the responsible ministers even know this.

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ISSUES FACING THE HARBOUR

Issues

Declining Bird Habitat

The Manukau Harbour is NZ's most important habitat for shorebirds. How are critical bird feeding areas affected by wastewater discharges?

Water Quality & Discharges

Does urban growth in southwest Auckland around Clarks Beach,Kingseat and Waiuku mean more sewage for the Manukau?

Harbour Management

The harbour lacks an authority to ensure its future long term well being.

Invasive Species

Pacific oyster shells are making our beaches dangerous for people and pets. Mangroves are spreading rapidly, destroying habitats and access.

Improving Fish and Shellfish

The Manukau was an important nursery for snapper and shellfish. How can their populations be increased and quality and safety improved?

Port of Onehunga

A strategic asset critical for making the harbour more accessible has untapped potential for ferries, fishing fleet facilities, public and commercial use.

Infrastructure

Transmission lines blight the foreshore and adjacent communities. Is undergrounding the answer and who should pay?

Recreation Use of the Harbour

Boat ramps, jetties and wharves must be rebuilt to provide access to the water as more people in Auckland want to use the harbour.

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ABOUT MHRS

The Manukau Harbour Restoration Society (MHRS) was formed in 2011 by Auckland residents living around the harbour committed to improving the condition of the harbour and its environs. The broad aims of the society are to represent all communities and organizations that border on or are influenced by the Manukau Harbour...

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MHRS AIMS

The Manukau Harbour Restoration Society (MHRS) was formed in 2011 by Auckland residents living around the harbour committed to improving the cond...

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HISTORY

A thousand years ago the Manukau harbour was utilised by the Manu whenua as a great source of food, and the “gateway” by waka to the ...

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THE CURRENT STATUS

The Manukau Harbour has been abused and neglected, its water polluted and its estuaries clogged with mangroves and silt. There are virtually no s...

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