The ocean does not exist in isolation. What happens from the hills and down through the freshwater catchment has huge impacts on the marine environment. So looking at freshwater conservation principles has become a key part of Te Kohuroa Rewilding’s marine restoration goals.

During the late summer and early autumn months, a special congregation of tiny but mighty fish takes place in the Kohuroa awa (stream) and the lifecycle of one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s ‘at risk’ species begins.