Welcome to the 5th annual NZ River Ribbon Awards, which are held to recognise outstanding contributions by individuals, communities and organisations to protect and manage New Zealand’s rivers.
Monitoring data from the Land Air Water Aotearoa (LAWA) database will be used to identify the river with the greatest improvement in water quality. The measure being used for 2017 is e coli.
We are also seeking entries for the NZ River Stories – and this year have a focus on stories that involve young people. By sharing these stories you’ll boost the profile of your work, and you’ll help us to raise awareness of how individuals, groups and organisations can get involved and make a difference. If you want to nominate someone or find out more information about the River Stories, please email elizabeth@greenaway.co.nz.
A formal awards ceremony, where the winners will be announced, will be held on 23 November 2017 in Wellington.
We all have a part to play in protecting and managing our environment and the NZ River Awards are a way that we can showcase those rivers that are leading the way.