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Air Quality data breathes new life into website
Environmental monitoring website Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) is expanding, and now shows data on the air that we breathe on top of existing information on New Zealand’s other most valuable natural resource, our water.
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Otago region
The Otago region covers a land area of 32,000 square kilometres from the Waitaki River in the north to The Brothers Point in the south and inland to Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown, Hawea, Haast Pass and Lindis Pass. It is home to 202,467 people. The coastline stretches approximately 480 km from the Waita...
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Water Quantity Section Explained
The Water Quantity section on LAWA allows you to view data on how much water is available and used around the country. It also provides access to real-time data on river flow, rainfall and groundwater levels for over 1000 sites around the country.
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Manawatū-Whanganui region
The Horizons Region covers a vast area with a diverse landscape. In fact, at 22,215 square kilometres, it makes up 8 per cent of the nation's landmass. The Region covers a large part of the central to lower North Island, stretching from Ruapehu to Horowhenua and across to Tararua. It is home to vari...
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Hawke's Bay region
Hawke’s Bay is located in the east of the North Island on the Pacific Ocean coast. The region’s total land area is around 14,200 square kilometres (1.42 million hectares). It includes mountain ranges to the north and west, 350km of diverse coastline (cliffs, estuaries, sand beaches, gravel beaches),...
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Marlborough region
The Marlborough District Council is a unitary authority which combines the functions of both a District council and Regional Council. Its area includes the Wairau fault, a branch of the Alpine fault, which divides Marlborough into two distinct geographical areas approximately north and south of the...
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Canterbury region
Canterbury is New Zealand’s largest region, with 45,238 square kilometres of diverse landscapes. It is home to New Zealand’s highest mountain (Aoraki/Mount Cook), more than 400 lakes, over 78,000 km of rivers, and some of the country’s most productive farmland.
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West Coast region
The West Coast region is located on the western side of the South Island stretching from Kahurangi Point in the north to Awarua Point in the south; a distance of some 550kms. The West Coast has a land area of 23,000 square kilometres or 8.5% of all land in New Zealand making it the 5th largest regio...
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Nelson region
Nelson City Council is a unitary authority, which combines the functions of both a City Council and Regional Council. Its area extends from Waimea Inlet to Cape Soucis along the eastern margin of Tasman Bay in the northern South Island. It covers approximately 42,000 ha of mostly hilly land, with ov...
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Auckland region
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland covers a land area representing less than 2% of New Zealand but is home to over a third of New Zealand’s population. The current population of 1.7 million is projected to grow to 2.3 million by 2050. Currently 11% of the region is urbanised. Rural production is the most do...
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Gisborne region
Located on the East Coast of the North Island, Gisborne region covers 8386 square kilometres. Gisborne is known as the city of rivers. The Taruheru and Waimata Rivers join to form the 1200 metre Turanganui River, the shortest river in the country.
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Taranaki region
The Taranaki region lies on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand with a land area of around 7200 square kilometres which is 3% of New Zealand's area. The region relies on its natural and physical resources for its social and economic well-being with the region's dairy farmers producing...
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