National Wetland Restoration Symposium 2010: 

Wetland Management and Restoration (Freshwater and Estuarine)

The 4th National Wetland Restoration Symposium, was held in Rotorua on March 3^rd-5^th 2010. The theme was: "Wetland Management and Restoration (Freshwater and Estuarine)." Over 200 delegates attended.

The symposium was organised by the Bay of Plenty Wetland Forum in association with the National Wetland Trust. The Bay of Plenty Wetland Forum comprises Environment Bay of Plenty, Fish & Game New Zealand (Eastern Region), and the Department of Conservation Bay of Plenty Conservancy.

The Symposium was designed as a training and networking opportunity for landowners, iwi, people committed to wetland biodiversity and restoration, policy makers and wetland scientists from all over New Zealand. 

The programme included presentations, technical sessions, soapbox forum, practical sessions and fieldtrips with practical training on management techniques including pest control and hydrology. Speakers were invited to ensure a balanced and relevant suite of presentations.

Copies of the presentations are available to download.

"Wai Wetlands" Symposium 2008

The 2008 Symposium was also a great success, with over 150 delegates attending from all over New Zealand.  The presentations and posters from the 2008 Restoration Symposium will be available for a limited time at: ftp://ftp.niwa.co.nz/wetlands/. Note that some of these files are very large and may take some time to download.