WAI Wānaka Information

WAI stands for Water Action Initiative. We’re a community organisation set up to accelerate local action for our fresh water. By working together, we empower communities to understand their water, their environment, and their impact. Moving at pace, WAI Wānaka aims to connect the many individuals, community groups, iwi, landowners and businesses undertaking positive work towards building healthy ecosystems and supporting community wellbeing in our region. Taking a whole-of-basin approach, we encourage, utilise and facilitate science (including planning, research and monitoring), community action and educational projects and programmes relating to these purposes.