Waitakere City Council

The final case study of Thursday was from the Waitakere City Council in New Zealand on its Project Twin Streams. Project Twin Streams is an urban sustainability initiative project which aims to restore 56kms of stream banks through an integrated community development approach. By engaging local communities and residents via community organizations, the streambanks were weeded, replanted with natives and maintained. The project is about many things: community engagement, stream health, natural environment and the health and recreation of people and their community. This case study was another great example of how community involvement can solve difficult environmental problems.