2 Year 9 Science classes took part in the Whitebait Connection programme in Term One, 2011 and tested the water quality of the Waitaua River (including just downstream of the falls and along Corks Rd at 'Damselfly Creek') and the Otangarei Stream as part of the Waitaua Catchment Restoration Network.
Te aki i te hunga tangata te tiaki inanga... Whitebait Connection provides an inquiry and action based environmental education programme for schools and communities focusing on the health of our streams, rivers and wetlands