Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Upper Ruamahanga River Management Advisory Committee

Greater Wellington Regional Council operates a number of advisory committees, one of which is the Upper Ruamahanga River Management Advisory Committee – an advisory committee of the Wairarapa Committee. It provides oversight on the implementation of the Te Kaūru Upper Ruamāhanga Floodplain Management Plan (FMP). This includes periodically reviewing the effectiveness of implementation and delivery of the FMP and recommending any changes to the Wairarapa Committee, overseeing public involvement during implementation of the FMP, and ensuring the methods adopted through the FMP to manage the effects of flooding and erosion consider the river/stream environment, recognising the unique nature and the role that rivers/streams play in the lives of the community.

The membership of the Advisory Committee is made up of two regional councillors, five councillors in total from Masterton and Carterton District Councils, two mana whenua representatives (one nominated by Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and one nominated by Rangitāne ō Wairarapa), and seven representatives from the river management groups of the Upper Ruamahanga river schemes.