WAI Wānaka Employee Directory
Environmental ServicesOtago, New Zealand11-50 Employees
WAI Wānaka is a New Zealand-based non-profit environmental services organization focused on healthy ecosystems and community wellbeing for future generations. The group collaborates with a range of local stakeholders—including individuals, catchment groups, landowners, councils, businesses, community groups, and schools—to improve ecosystem health, address biodiversity loss, and maintain water quality in its region. Based in Otago, the organization operates within the environmental sector and emphasizes hands-on, community-driven restoration efforts in the Cardrona Valley, supported by projects such as a movable, adjustable fish passage barrier developed in partnership with Otago Polytechnic. WAI Wānaka engages with multiple community sectors and volunteers to advance its goals, reflecting its mission through on-the-ground work and collaborative initiatives. In recent activity, the organization announced a collaboration with Otago Polytechnic on a fish passage barrier, illustrating its approach to practical restoration solutions.