E pōhiritia ana koe e te kōmiti whakahaere o te papa rēhia ki Waikawau hei tuku kōrero mo te Mahire Horanuku Ariā o te papa rēhia ki Waikawau

The Waikawau Reserve Management Committee invited the community to have your say on the Waikawau Reserve/Hannah's Bay Landscape Concept Plan.

Through the development of the Waikawau Reserve Management Plan, it was identified that there was strong community support for enabling greater iwi and community involvement.

In recognition of this and the significance of the reserve to local hapū, the Waikawau Reserve Management Committee was formed. The Management Committee consists of Ngāti Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Te Roro o te Rangi, members of the Eastside community with support from Rotorua Lakes Council.

The Waikawau Reserve / Hannah's Bay requires some improvement as a valuable recreational resource for the Rotorua community whilst ensuring the important ecological values of the reserve, particularly with regards to the wetlands, continue to be protected and enhanced.

The reserve management plan was reviewed in partnership, and after community feedback was sought in January 2021, a landscape concept plan for a proposed Waikawau Reserve redevelopment has been prepared.