The health of the Whangarei Harbour water is something the Pohe family take to heart - especially as the harbour bridge carries their name.
It seemed fitting for the whanau and descendants of Ngati Kahu chief Wiremu Pohe to take the front line of the Save Our Harbour protest in 2008.
Leading that family, was Whangarei Alliance hapu member Wiremu Eruera Pohe, with his wife Dawn and daughter.
His daughter Chantal Rose Williams-Pohe told the Advocate this week she was proud to stand with him when the family marched from Laurie Hall Park on December 12, 2008.
Ms Williams-Pohe, whose great-grandfather inspired the name of Te Matau O Pohe bridge, said her father would be proud of the work done by WDC since the march.
"He passed away five years ago but fought the council about pollution in the harbour.
"He would be proud of the work done. We are proud of it, and the community and protest that fought for it," she said.
The mother-of-three took the front line of the protest with her father and her mother Dawn Kaa Pohe, as well as her children and her extended family.
"I've never seen anything like it in Whangarei since. It was exciting. But my dad would have been glad that it's sorted now."
She said individuals still had an obligation to continue to fight for better harbour water - by picking up their own rubbish and not dumping into the harbour.
She said growing up in Parua Bay, the family had kaimoana right to their door, but it wasn't there now.
"We could eat oysters off the rocks, not now, thanks to the pollution - it's all gone."
Tim Howard, a member of Save Our Harbour action group who spoke out against the polluting of the harbour, praised the community effort, iwi involvement and the WDC staff who listened to the people.
"There have been positive gains. It's an ancient sewer system, so plenty more needs to be done around effluent."