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Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park 2018 long-term plot monitoring: Report on ecological restoration progress

Abstract
This report was requested by Tui 2000 Inc. and the Hamilton City Council (HCC) as a means of tracking terrestrial restoration progress at Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park (WNHP). WNHP is a cutting-edge urban ecological restoration project in which ecosystems representative of the Waikato region are being reconstructed from scratch on public land (formally pastoral land) in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. Large-scale projects of this nature are becoming more common around the globe due to growing emphasis on restoring nature in urban areas. While this report quantifies the remarkable ecological restoration success achieved at WNHP though investments by Tui 200 Inc., HCC and other partners over the years, it also contributes to scientific theory. Ecological restoration is a newly developing scientific field and hence WNHP presents a unique opportunity for ecologists to improve restoration practice and also learn from the results.
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Environmental Research Institute Reports
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Date
2000
Publisher
Environmental Research Institute, The University of Waikato
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