40 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA
environment as a positive thing .”
Two streams , the Totara and Sakaria Creeks that had been degraded by run-off from strawberry fields , were replanted and left untouched . Fish passage into the wetlands has been catered for , the riparian corridors restored and protected .
“ We have gone beyond the riparian boundaries and treated the whole site as a restorative landscape ,’ said Bailey
To create this world-class , award winning “ hybrid ” park , ecological and cultural values are interwoven with the functional aspects of engineering , which required close and successful collaboration with a diverse team of specialists .
Māori cultural values , the physical health and mauri [ life force ] of the water are visibly linked with environmental values . The water is cleaner , healthier and will sustain a more diverse ecology .
Bailey says , “ It was about the physical and spiritual values associated with water , and also the physical value in terms of environmental resource .” �
THESE PAGES : The pond outlet structures are also equipped with fish ladders to ensure that the ecological vitality of the catchment is maintained .