Whangaparaoa

The Whangaparaoa River is the largest of the East Cape rivers and has its headwaters in the Gisborne District. The upper catchment is dominated by hill country farms and a small floodplain at Matarau where the braided channel reaches over 120 metres in width. The river then winds through steep forested hill country before emerging at the coastal floodplain where it travels for approximately 5 km before reaching the ocean.

The list of who's involved, and the actions and/or stories reported for this catchment come from the groups that have shared their efforts through the national Healthy Waterways register. You can add your group's actions to improve the health of waterways in this catchment by using the link to the register at the bottom of this page.

The data and stories shown in this topic are sourced from the Healthy Waterways register and are not independently validated by the LAWA project. The information in the register come from councils, industry organisations, and catchment groups. The information may be incomplete and may not necessarily reflect the views of LAWA partner agencies. The topic is designed to showcase actions being taken that could provide inspiration and encouragement to others and help with our future understanding of which actions makes the most difference to the health of waterways depending on the catchment context.

Actions

Catchment characteristics

Catchment size 17,768 hectares

Wetlands 75 hectares

Length of waterways 265 km

Erosion Susceptibility 63.3%

Land use

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The science
Is it making a difference?

The health of our waterways depends on the local geography and the way we use our land. Long-term monitoring of our waterways is undertaken for a range of indicators so we can understand the health of our water ecosystems and how they are changing over time. Here you can explore the results from long-term monitoring programmes by regional councils, unitary authorities and others.

River Quality

Whangaparaoa

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