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Makara Scheme Community Meeting
Join TLC and HBRC to find out how the Makara Scheme protects local roads, farmland and community assets and hear about its future management, maintenance and funding.
Time & Location
12 Aug 2026, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Elsthorpe Hall, 7 Kenderdine Road, Elsthorpe 4277, New Zealand
About the event
Since the late 1970s, the Makara Scheme has combined flood management with soil conservation, supporting 800 hectares of productive river flats through two detention dams and an extensive hill country planting programme.
Join us to learn more about the scheme, including:
Scheme overview
Physical condition assessment
The financial position of the scheme
How much is put aside in the future de-siltation fund
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