Sewlyn Biodiversity Strategy

Biodiversity describes everything living on land, in fresh water, the sea, and encapsulates the diversity of all flora and fauna. We have a large endemic biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand of flora and fauna species native to this land, this is our indigenous biodiversity. Within the motu, we also have a unique biodiversity here in Waikirikiri Selwyn.

How do we protect, restore and grow that distinctive and precious biodiversity? That's the aim of the Selwyn Biodiversity Strategy. It sets out goals to achieve that, actions we need to take, and the priorities for doing that.

There are significant opportunities and challenges ahead for the management of indigenous biodiversity within Waikirikiri Selwyn, including the protection of significant habitats, halting further loss of endangered species, the enhancement of waterways and wetlands, and the protection and restoration of a range of healthy ecosystems stretching from the mountains to the sea.

The Draft SBS was open for public submissions from 21 November 2023 until 5pm on Wednesday the 10th of January 2024.

32 submissions were received. Hearings are to be held on the 26th and 27th of March 2024.

Draft Selwyn Biodiversity Strategy [PDF, 4499 KB]