Funding Allocated: $474,616
Hours of Restoration Work Funded: 10,172
Individuals Employed: 10
The Sinclair Wetlands form a 315-hectare portion of the Lakes Waihola-Waipori wetland complex south of Dunedin, New Zealand. The area is now owned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, and is valued as a wāhi taonga (culturally significant site), for mahinga kai (traditional food and resources), conservation, recreation, and education. Through Jobs for Nature, Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau have recruited ten part-time restoration rangers who are helping to enhance these wetland habitats through the control of weeds and pests, replanting native forest on the wetlands islands and maintaining previous years planting.