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Quartiles

Quartiles are used to provide relative ranking of values for river water quality indicators on LAWA to determine current state. Sites in Quartile 1 (Q1) are in the best 25% of comparable sites, whereas sites that rank in the worst 25% of comparable sites are grouped into Quartile 4 (Q4). This is a...
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Swim Smart Checklist

Water quality and conditions can change quickly. Recreating in contaminated water is a risk to human and animal health. To help keep you, your family, and dogs well this summer follow the Swim Smart Checklist below.
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Water clarity

What is water clarity? Water clarity refers to the ability of light to travel through water and has two important aspects: light penetration and visual clarity.
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What do the swim icons mean?

LAWA provides New Zealand's most comprehensive recreational water quality information to help you decide where and when to swim. The swim icons on LAWA show how water quality results compare to national guidelines.
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Mangapapa Stream shines at River Awards

The Mangapapa Stream near Woodville in the Horizons Region has been recognised as the second most improved waterway for dissolved inorganic nitrogen at this year’s New Zealand River Awards.
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'Perfect timing' as Waitara Rivers gets thorough check-up

The Waitara River is set to gain extra benefits from a national pilot study focused on the best ways to assess any microbiological health risks to freshwater swimmers.
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‘Can I swim here?’ launched today includes Marlborough sites

A new ‘Can I swim here?’ online tool launched today means Marlborough residents and visitors can enjoy our rivers and beaches with confidence this summer. The online tool shows the most up-to-date water quality information for local sites across our region and is freely available on LAWA.org.nz/swim...
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“Call to action” on Southland’s environment

Environment Southland welcomes the Environment Aotearoa 2019 report released by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ today as an opportunity to keep the need for improving the environment at the forefront of people's minds.
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“Know Before You Go” – Check summer swimming water quality online

As families prepare for days spent at rivers, lakes, and beaches this summer, LAWA (Land, Air, Water Aotearoa) project scientists are reminding New Zealanders to ‘know before you go’ and check water quality before swimming.
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$2M-plus govt boost to north freshwater improvement welcomed

News the government is to make a $2 million contribution to $4M of work to improve freshwater quality in the Northern Wairoa River and more than two dozen Northland dune lakes has been welcomed by the Northland Regional Council.
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$524k boost for Whangārei urban waterways

A welcome boost for the future of freshwater quality is how Northland Regional Council describes the newly-announced $524,000 of government funding for Whangārei urban waterways.
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2016 New Zealand River Awards

The Puhinui Stream in Mangere has won this year’s Supreme Award for New Zealand’s Most Improved River.

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