Mahurangi East Land Restoration (MELR) is an initiative aimed atreducing sediment to the Mahurangi River catchment over the next fiveyears. The project is being jointly designed and delivered by NgātiManuhiri Settlement Trust and Auckland Council. The partnership has$5 million to deliver a programme comprising 206.6 km of rivers andstreams that discharge into the Hauraki Gulf. There is funding andsupport available for community groups and landowners for fencing ofwaterways, riparian plantings and wetland conservation anddevelopment. The programme also supports forestry block owners andsmall construction sites to reduce sediment and has a pilot to improve therunoff and erosion of unsealed roads. MELR’s focus is on both theMahurangi and Mahurangi West catchments.