Date/Time
Date(s) - Fri 11 April
18:00 - 19:30
Location
Opahu Stream, Lower Hutt
Explore your local awa with freshwater experts from the Mountains to Sea Wellington Wai Connection team at this spotlighting event at Opahu Stream, Lower Hutt. With your gumboots and a torch, head off on an evening hīkoi to your local waterway to ‘spotlight’ and observe freshwater species in their natural habitat. Learn about the health of our waterways, freshwater conservation efforts in your neighbourhood, and some of the ways that you could become a kaitiaki of your local awa.
Awa After Dark events take place in the early evening, they’re perfect for the whole whānau.
This event is free, but bookings are essential. These events are very popular, please let Mountains to Sea Wellington know if you have booked and can no longer make it so they can reallocate your spot.
Outdoor event: This event is outdoors, please dress appropriately (gumboots and warm clothing recommended). If the weather is really bad, Mountains to Sea Wellington will let you know they’re cancelling via the email you’ve provided them!
Location: The streams often don’t have an ‘address’. On the day before the event, Mountains to Sea Wellington will email you all the details you need to find the exact location of the event.
What is spotlighting? Ever played spotlight with a fish? Heaps of our native freshwater critters are nocturnal. Scientists often visit freshwater areas at nighttime with a torch, it’s the best time to see exactly who’s living in our awa!
What is Wai Connection? Wai Connection is a national programme delivered by Mountains to Sea Wellington aimed at connecting local communities to their waterways to improve them. We support communities and mana whenua with the knowledge, tools and expertise to monitor and care for their local freshwater places.