12 September 2014
Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to the second issue of Aue te Piro - Te Waipara kia kaua e Paatu ki te Wai Māori -Strengthening the resilience of marae and community water and wastewater infrastructure.
A PDF copy is also available, and can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. NIWA wish to acknowledge our project partners, in particular Tainui Awhiro Trust and Moria Marae for allowing the use of photographs and references to their marae in this publication.
Kokiri Centre, Whāingaroa
In this issue we present an overview of the performance of a greywater treatment wetland trialled at the Kokiri Centre in Whaingaroa and some of the other wastewater management improvements made.
Seeking a Marae Partner for a Wastewater Treatment Wetland Trial
NIWA are seeking a marae partner to collaborate with and install a marae scale wastewater treatment wetland. In this issue, we outline the main objectives of the project and how you can get involved.
Tech Corner – Conventional Septic Tank Systems
In this issue we provide basic information on aspects of on-site wastewater systems starting with an overview of septic tanks.
News in Brief
NIWA/ESR funded PhD student Morkel Zaayman is advancing our understanding of the fate and behaviour of Emerging Organic Contaminants in constructed wetlands and on-site land application systems.