Fish passages being constructed

Several fish passages are being constructed in the Glenside Reserve stream under the supervision of Joshua Forrest ofGreater Wellington Regional Council.

There are several weirs in the stream associated with the infrastructure dating back to the days when Wellington City Council operated a sewage treatment plant on the land.

The weirs are preventing fish from moving upstream to breed.

Several loads of rock were hand placed into the stream on 22 June to provide a pathway for fish to swim up. Present were Ngati Toa, Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington and local residents.

Greater Wellington will be back to construct a second fish passage and are in discussion