The Greater Wellington region is getting erosion control funding of $1.15 million to target erosion-prone hill country in the Ruamahanga whaitua (catchment).
The funds, an increase on the $750,000 in previous years, will expand the work of the Wellington Regional Erosion Control Initiative well beyond the five Wairarapa areas already targeted.
Previous work has been done at Awhea/Opouawe, Upper Taueru and Whareama catchments, the coastal area around Flatpoint and isolated hotspots.
Erosion control programmes aim to reduce sediment loss to waterways, keep topsoil on the land and maintain productivity, protect property and infrastructure, as well as work to moderate flood risk for the wider community.
Landowners meeting certain criteria are eligible for a 60 per cent grant on their erosion control work.
