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Freshwater Management Areas

The NPS-FM requires us to identify Freshwater Management Units (FMUs). A Freshwater Management Unit (FMU) is all or any part of a water body or bodies, and their related catchments that a regional council determines is an appropriate unit for freshwater management. 

We have identified three FMUs as broad freshwater management areas for Auckland. Smaller management areas can be provided for within a FMU, where this is considered the best way to manage water.

If you would like to provide feedback on Auckland’s FMUs, you can provide it in page 2 of the feedback form.

Specified Vegetable Growing Area at Pukekohe

The NPS-FM provides for a specified vegetable growing area at Pukekohe. In managing freshwater, we have to consider the importance of this area to the domestic supply of vegetables and maintaining food security for New Zealand.

The three FMUs and the Pukekohe vegetable growing area are shown on the map [FMU and Pukekohe map].