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The Awakino River at Gribbon Road is a water quality monitoring site. The river is hard bottomed with the substrate consisting of cobbles at the monitoring site. The river banks have good riparian cover in the vicinity of the monitoring site.

The Awakino River SH3 Awakau Rd Junction is a water quality site. The river is hard bottomed with the substrate consisting of cobbles/gravel at the monitoring site. The river banks have some riparian cover in the vicinity of the monitoring site.

The Victoria and Takahue rivers form the headwaters of the Awanui River and both begin in the Raetea Forest (Mangamuka Ranges). The Victoria River is approximately 20 km long and flows northwest, while the Takahue River flows north to where they both meet at Pamapuria, 8 km east of Kaitaia. The uppe...

WQ site Awaroa River (Waiuku) at Otaua Road Bridge opposite Moseley Road. The stream is soft bottomed with the streambed consisting of silt/sand at the monitoring site. The stream banks are devoid of any plants that may provide shade in the vicinity of this monitoring site.

The Awatere River has a catchment area of 172 km2. Tributaries include the Kopuapounamu and the Tauraungakautuka rivers. More than half the catchment is in either indigenous or exotic forest cover.

The water quality site is not accessible by the public. The Awatere River is generally turbid for long periods following flood events due to the occurrence of mudstones in the catchment.

The Awhea River is located in the south eastern Wairarapa and flows in a southeasterly direction before discharging to the sea at Tora.  The river is home to many native fish and bird species, including the banded dotteral, inanga and longfin eels. It also supports significant historical and cultur...

The Awhea River at Tora Road is located in the lower reaches of the Awhea River and is publicly accessible from Tora Road.  This site is monitored as part of a programme specifically designed to measure the health of rivers and streams in the Wellington Region. This involves monitorin...

Black Creek flows through the urban landscape of Wainuiomata before joining the Wainuiomata River. It takes its name from the dark staining caused by tannins released by the swamp vegetation that once covered the valley floor. Greater Wellington monitors the environmental health at one location in...

The Kaikoura zone is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Kaikoura ranges, covering a total area of 31972 km2. The area has a mild maritime climate and high sunshine hours with an average annual rainfall of that ranges from 1750mm in the headwaters to 844 mm by the coast. The upper catc...

Brooklands Lagoon/Te Riu o Te Aika Kawa is a tidal river lagoon north of Christchurch, that receives freshwater from the Waimakariri River and the Styx River/Pūharakekenui. The Brooklands at Styx River site has been monitored since 2009. Mud content, macrofauna and sediment quality are monitored ann...

Buchanans Creek is spring-fed plains stream and is a tributary of the Waihao River.