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Wharekopae Project Awards Finalist
Council’s Wharekopae River Restoration Project is one of eight finalists in the New Zealand River Awards. The New Zealand River Awards are organised by the Cawthron Institute to highlight projects that have a positive impact on waterways around Aotearoa. The Wharekopae River Restoration Project is...
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Lakes
Lake Rotoiti
Lake Rotoiti is the third-largest Rotorua Te Arawa lake and occupies part of the Haroharo Caldera. The lake deepens from west to east, changing from an average of 10m deep to a maximum of 125m northeast of Gisborne Point. The 123.7sq km catchment is mainly covered in indigenous vegetation (36.4 perc...
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Greater Waipaoa Surface Water
The Waipaoa catchment incorporates 12 major sub-catchment areas, with a combined land area of 2,205km2. The Waipaoa River, the largest river in the Gisborne Region has mean annual flows of between 19,000 and 70,000m3 with flow monitoring occurring at the Kanakanaia Bridge. The catchment is extensive...
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Coastal
Waipiro Bay
The water quality at this site is monitored during the summer months.. Waipiro Bay is 6 km from the state highway on an unsealed road. Good swimming, surfing, fishing and diving.
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Pakarae River
The Pakarae river meanders through typical East Coast sheep and cattle properties on the coastal stretch North of Gisborne.
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Tolaga Bay Surf club
The water quality at this site is monitored during the summer months. Suitable for swimming, surfing and fishing. The beach is safe for children, patrolled with swim between the flags during the summer months.
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Waimata River
Waimata River at Anzac Park
The Waimata River travels through Gisborne city from a large catchment area to the north. The river is popular for swimming, kayaking, canoeing, waka ama and fishing.
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Waimata River
The Waimata is one of Gisborne city's three rivers that flow through the inner-city area. The catchment size is 226 km2 and land use is mainly typical Gisborne hill country sheep and cattle farming with large areas of exotic forest on the steeper inland areas.
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Waipaoa River
The Waipaoa River catchment is extensively farmed. It covers 216,484 ha and has formed the fertile and highly productive Poverty Bay flats on the edge of Gisborne city. It is an important source of water for irrigation, a back-up source of water for Gisborne city, and the major recharge source for e...
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Kopuawhakapata
The Kopuawhakapata Stream is an urban stream that has the Gisborne city suburb of Kaiti as its catchment. It discharges into the inner harbour basin after receiving stormwater from residential areas and part of the Eastland Port.
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Wainui Stream
Wainui Stream drains recent subdivisions at Sponge Bay and Wheatstone Road and adjacent land between Wainui Beach and Gisborne city. The exit to the sea is at the southern end of Wainui Beach.
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Wharekahika River
The most northern catchment in the Gisborne District has its headwaters bounding the Bay of Plenty region. It discharges into Hick’s Bay from a catchment area of 148 km2.
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