5612 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister for the Environment

5612 (2024). Lan Pham to the Minister for the Environment: How much funding do catchment groups receive annually from central government; broken down by respective groups?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Annual funding to catchment groups vary year on year. The Ministry for the Environment is directly providing $17.3m towards the following catchment groups currently. These are open multi-year projects, finishing on or before 30 June 2026: - Waimatā Catchment Group Incorporated ($845,500) - Wanaka Catchment Group ($1,132,269) - Pōrangahau Catchment Group - Taurekaitai ki Te Paerahi Incorporated ($2,149,984) - Upper Taieri Wai ($4,550,000) - Tukipo Catchment Care Group ($2,268,337) - Uretara Estuary Managers ($1,748,000) - Clean Stream Karamea ($520,000) - Hokianga Harbor Care Incorporated ($1,200,000) - Manuherekia Catchment Group Incorporated ($2,889,720). An additional $38.85m is provided to other non-catchment group organisations for projects where the main purpose is to support catchment groups. Catchment groups and other community groups/landowners are also able to access financial support through other projects, such as the $100m Kaipara Moana Remediation Programme.