Te Waikai Otaota: Te Mahere Nui
Spray plan 2 for Te Arawa Lakes Aquatic Weed Management 2024

Koheri ra! Kohera e!
Tutapa mai nuku, tutapa mai whiti
Kia rongo te pō, kia rongo te ao
Kia pā tata mai tō hau manawa
Ki tōku aronga manawa
Hai puta ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama
Tihē Mauri Ora!
Toitū te wai, 
toitū te whenua, 
toitū Te Arawa

Ngā Tono Whakarite | Resource consents
• 68367-AP (Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Land Information New Zealand)
• RM16-0520-AP (Bay of Plenty Regional Council)

Te Waikai Otaota | Te Arawa Lakes Treatment Areas
Te Tukunga Waikai Otaota Aquatic weed control operations will be taking place intermittently between the 24th of November and the 19th of December 2025 in Lake Ōkāreka, Lake Ōkataina, Lake Rotoiti and Lake Tarawera using the herbicide Diquat Dibromide.

Anō Pea Te Tukunga Waikai Otaota: Follow up treatment may be applied following this period depending on the results of the initial treatment.

Ka Rāhui Tēnei Takiwā o Te Moana: A rāhui on the area of control prohibiting swimming, taking food, and collecting drinking water will be in place for 24 hours following control operations.

Ka Whakatūria Ngā Pou Whakamōhio: Signage will be erected during this time to ensure all lake users are aware of this rāhui.

Aquatic Weed Control Dashboard: An Aquatic Weed Control Dashboard has been developed to provide information about aquatic weed control operations taking place between 24 November and 19 December 2025. The link to the Dashboard is below.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/d16ccd62d5804240a6aa2ec3a3efb666

For a full outline of this spray program, please click on the link below:

Te Arawa Lakes Spray Plan Nov-Dec 2025