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The
Otari-Wilton's Bush Care Group has cleared weeds and planted riparian species along 1.5 km of the banks of the Kaiwharawhara Stream from Ian Galloway Park to Otari-Wilton's Bush. The project has been running for seven years, with over 25,000 native plants established.
Volunteers have included many local residents, school children, members of the Global Volunteers Network and corporate bodies on "team-building" planting days.
Seeds for the planting are sourced from Otari Reserve and considerable support and input is received from Wellington City Council staff at Otari.
The group has been very successful and are now extending their efforts to other sites along the Kaiwharawhara Stream in partnership with the Trellissick Park/Ngaio Gorge Working Group.
The
Trelissick Park/Ngaio Gorge Working Group has provided practical care for the natural and human heritage to be found in the Trelissick Park and Ngaio Gorge areas, as well as regularly providing input to park and environmental management plans and resource consents that affect the lower Kaiwharawhara Stream and Korimako Stream areas.
The Group includes representatives from many of the community and resident associations in this part of Wellington, and environmental interest organisations such as Forest and Bird and the Wellington Botanical Society. | 
