Korokoro Environmental Group (KEG)

Korokoro Environmental Group is a community group that advocates for Korokoro's environment.

Korokoro is a welcoming community enjoying a green and open environment. Over the years different residents' groups have contributed to the area's development. People have worked together to start the playcentre, save the school, stop rubbish tips which would have destroyed Galbraiths and Korokoro Stream gullies and protected the hilltops and ridgelines from housing developments. KEG supports and encourage a range of worthwhile community initiatives.

KEG has been active in:

• leading community opposition to the proposed Petone Grenada link road which could destroy the Korokoro Valley environment
• encouraging people to use the reserves for recreation
• making, maintaining and restoring bush and hilltop walking tracks and bush reserves
• working with Hutt City Council to provide information boards and signage for people walking the Korokoro tracks
• making constructive submissions for HCC Long Term Community Plan to get funding for safer roads and other environmental initiatives
• negotiating with developers to aim for well-planned sub-divisions, e.g. by providing for walking access to Korokoro Valley 
• making submissions and liasing with Transit, local community board, city and regional councils on a range of environmental issues
• liaising with local and regional councils on a range of topics
• keeping in touch with other community and environmental groups