Become a member of OHRN – it’s free!! – and receive our bi-annual Newsletter about the river.

Like the Opawaho Heathcote River Facebook page

Take a look at the restoration calendar, select an event, turn up and make your mark.

Assist with the annual Mother of All Clean Ups (usually the same weekend as Mother’s Day, which is usually the second Sunday in May)

Install a latch on your red and yellow wheelie bins

Look into installing a LittaTrap™ in your stormwater drain.

Take your friends for walks along the river, especially through reserves that are maintained by the river network groups

Pick up any litter you see. (It helps if you take a rubbish bag with you on your walks)

Get your sewer pipes checked for any cracks, and fix them

Make a donation towards the work of theŌpāwaho Heathcote River Network – see at right

Show you care about wildlife in the estuary by using a lead on your dog – see at right

Check out this list of even more things that you can do to directly improve the state of the river