Search results for:

Waikanae Creek holds historic and cultural significance even though it has a small catchment area of approximately 7 km2. Waikanae Creek headwaters are near the Gisborne Airport and the Makaraka racecourse. It then passes through light industrial and residential planning zones before discharging nea...

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.

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.

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.

This site is situated in the middle of the Waioweka catchment between Ōpotiki and Gisborne. The site records a mean annual rainfall of 2380 mm and daily falls up to 260 mm.

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...

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.

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 for...

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 for...

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.