Collaboration, Behaviour Change & Partnership

Upper Clutha communities place a high value on the environment, with many different groups working to provide an enduring legacy for future generations. WAI Wānaka seek to build a strong collaborative model for the stewardship of our environment by connecting the many individuals, community groups, iwi, landowners, regulators and businesses undertaking positive work towards safeguarding water, improving ecosystem health and reversing biodiversity loss.

Below is the list of actions related to collaboration and behaviour change as identified in the Community Catchment Plan. The actions show the current status of progress and who is responsible for their achievement.

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WAI Wānaka
Scoping

Engagement Strategy

Develop an engagement strategy with the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), Otago Regional Council (ORC), Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and community to break down barriers between various parties and encourage collaboration.

Need to set out critical areas and how to overcome them, how to influence community actions through the use of social science, timeframes and agreement of KPIs.


Progress


Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Collaborative Agencies:
QLDC Otago Regional Council Ministry for the Environment
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI Wānaka
Scoping

Systemic Design Approach

Utilise systemic design approaches to identify, plan likely changes required and how we get things done at each of multiple levels (institutional, group/sector, and individual) across the catchment system.

Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 15:15 - Life on land
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WAI Wānaka
Scoping

Planning & Assessment Tools

Develop tailored planning and assessment tools to guide the use of collaborative and multi-sector partnerships.

Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI Wānaka
Started

Support behaviour change interventions

Support behaviour change interventions by using a mix of approaches and measures drawn from across the 4Es - enable, encourage, exemplify, engage - to address the core motivations and barriers of the full range of stakeholders involved – including agencies themselves (Dolan et al. 2010).

Progress

  1. Facilitation of catchment groups to support them in their behaviour change journey and connect them with experts and stakeholders.
  2. Building of intergenerational capacity by bringing 18-30 yr olds into governance by setting up a youth project.
  3. Urban Catchment Group community-led action initiatives.

Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI Wānaka
Started

Balance technical information with social and cultural processes

Balance the development of technical information with social and cultural processes to ensure that such information is effectively shared, understood and used to change environmental practice at all appropriate decision-making levels.

Progress

  1. Science reports and planting plans converted into blogs so that community with less scientific knowledge can learn from our processes and understand our work.
  2. Working with industry and experts to understand the requirements and feed them into real world examples of how farmers can make effective business decisions, that encourage positive environmental outcomes on farms.
  3. Annual Lake Science Summit being developed.

Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI Wānaka
Started

Build institutional capacity for integrated environmental initiatives

Build institutional capacity for integrated environmental initiatives that includes personnel with complementary skills in the management of participation, two-way engagement and conflict and the integration of social and biophysical elements required for collaborative adaptive management.

Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI Wānaka
Scoping

Annual meetings about upcoming research, monitoring and actions

Arrange annual meetings of regulatory bodies and WAI Wānaka to reach agreement on what research, monitoring or actions need to happen in the upcoming year.

If an item is not able to be undertaken by a regulatory body, and the Community Catchment Plan has supported it as a priority, then the best way for this to occur needs to determined (e.g. WAI Wānaka progress, follow processes to submit on plan/policy and get action adopted).


Progress

QLDC and ORC to attend and provide updates.


Implementation

Ongoing – preferably scheduled in alignment with councils’ annual planning processes

Collaborative Agencies:
Otago Regional Council QLDC Guardians of Lake Hāwea Guardians of Lake Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI_WAO
Scoping

Create a forum for environment groups

Create a forum for environment groups (landowners, urban and entities such as DoC) to meet and create an integrated process for more structured engagement and awareness of challenges, solutions and plans.

Progress

Exploring a ‘Community of Practice‘ for the Upper Clutha region is underway. This hopes to achieve all of these points.


Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Collaborative Agencies:
Department of Conservation
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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WAI Wānaka
Scoping

Establish the Alpine Lakes Research and Education Centre

Establish the Alpine Lakes Research and Education Centre (ALREC) in Wānaka to foster research, technology, innovation and knowledge sharing. Support ALREC as a base for projects addressing science, education and behaviour change.

Progress

  1. Education outreach is establishing a large base of young people and teachers in the Upper Clutha who would use such a facility if it were available.
  2. Ongoing engagement with research institutes, building internship capacities, and expanding WAI’s internal testing capacity creating a basis for ALREC.
Collaborative Agencies:
Researchers Funders
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 17:17 - Partnerships for the goals
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QLDC
Scoping

Educate on littering / use of toilets

Educate on littering / use of toilets – especially freedom camping / tourists who are visiting the area. Align with education undertaken by QLDC linked to enforcement of the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2019 in the District.

Progress

Falls within the responsibility of QLDC Parks and Waste Minimisation teams.


Implementation

Funding through QLDC’s Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan consultation process.

Collaborative Agencies:
WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
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QLDC
Scoping

Water sensitive options for individuals

Create education material on water sensitive options for individuals (e.g. rainwater capture, greywater recycling, impacts of detergents (“down the drain”) etc).

Progress

QLDC currently progressing through a website upgrade, with links proposed to educational resources on water conservation, pollution prevention, stormwater quality and other related aspects.

WAI Wānaka is raising awareness and creating educational materials with the ‘Our Drains are Streams‘ project.


Implementation

Funding through QLDC’s Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan consultation process.

Collaborative Agencies:
WAI Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation
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WAI Wānaka
Started

Education Programmes

Build on current education programmes for primary and high school children, e.g. Touchstone, Sustainable Coastlines, Enviroschools etc.

Progress

WAI Wānaka’s education programme for primary and high school children includes


Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 11:11 - Sustainable cities and communities
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WAI Wānaka
Started

Expand engagement on water quality

Continue to expand engagement on water quality and its importance in region, along with everyday things we can all do to help.

Progress

QLDC currently progressing through a website upgrade, with links proposed to educational resources on water conservation, pollution prevention, stormwater quality and other related aspects. Communication will be considered through other forms, such as social media.


Implementation

WAI Wānaka communication and engagement strategy.

Collaborative Agencies:
Otago Regional Council QLDC Guardians of Lake Hāwea Guardians of Lake Wānaka
Related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6:6 - Clean water and sanitation

EXPLORE THE OTHER ACTIONS

Man with plants near a lake and young trees

LAND MANAGEMENT


lake Wānaka waterfront walkway

URBAN DEVELOPMENT


Person with a plant ready to go in the ground

ECOSYSTEM ACTIONS


Aerial image of lake Hāwea and Wānaka at the neck

MĀTAURANGA MĀORI


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