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Petries Drain is classified as a spring-fed plains flow type and is a tributary to the Orari River. Environment Canterbury currently sample water quality quarterly and collect macroinvertebrates once during summer as part of the annual aquatic ecosystem health monitoring programme. Water quality is...

There is water quality, flow and ecological information collected at this site on the Piako River situated at Kiwitahi. This site is open with a 1 metre wide fenced buffer either side of the stream and no riparian plantings to speak of. The site is often choked with macrophytes (aquatic plants) espe...

There is a water quality and flow recording site located on the Piako River accessed via the Paeroa-Tahuna Road Bridge. The substrate at this site consists of sand and silt with macrophyte beds prevalent, especially over the summer months. The river is fenced and the riparian zone consists of grasse...

This site is on the eastern side of the Avon Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai and is monitored due to its proximity to the mouth of the Avon River/Ōtākaro. This site has been monitored since 2007. Mud content and macrofauna are monitored annually and sediment quality every 5 years by the Christchurch City C...

The Pohangina River in the vicinity of this site is valued as a locally significant trout fishery and a nesting habitat for Dotterel.

This site is located on Pohangina East Road and landuse in the catchment upstream is predominantly native bush.

Located on the Pohangina Valley East Road, this scenic spot makes for a great family day out. Simply park up at the reserve and take a short stroll down the track to find the beautiful Pohangina River. The reserve has fantastic picnic areas and public toilets.

This popular swimming and camping spot is found nestled in the Pohangina Valley about 50 minutes drive from Palmerston North. To get there head north to Ashhurst and then carry on up Pohangina Road for about 30 minutes to Tōtara Reserve. We recommend using the swimming hole at the Kererū campground....

The water quality site located on the Pokaiwhenua Stream is accessed via Arapuni Road approximately 5 kilometres from the township of Putaruru. The sampling locality is a short distance downstream from the road bridge and flow recorder station. The substrate is hard-bottomed with large bedrock shelv...

The Pomahaka River catchment is a tributary of the Clutha River/Mata-Au. The Pomahaka River is recognised as a regionally significant trout fishery, and the area is popular with game hunters and recreational users. The catchment has a long history of agricultural land use, with the upper catchment d...

The Pomahaka River is a high value river for many recreational pursuits, as well as being a regionally significant trout fishery. The site is in the lower catchment site and is also a flow recorder site. Water quality is impacted by intensive agriculture on tile drain networks in the surrounding cat...

This site in the mid Pomakaka River is also a flow site. The upstream catchment has large areas of native forest and water quality here is excellent.