[1] Motupipi River has its source adjacent to State Highway 60 just south of the Tākaka urban area.

The report author, a Tasman District Council staff member, suggested that the river be restored.

[10] An early action by farmers was to build stock bridges so that cows don't have to cross through the waterway.

Crack willow (Salix × fragilis) was poisoned and removed, and native vegetation planted in its place.

In the past, the Catchment Board had encouraged that streams and rivers be straightened to maximise land use, but as part of the restoration, a more natural meandering path was recreated.