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LAWA (Land, Air, Water Aotearoa) has released a new online topic that shows the quality of New Zealand’s vital underground water resources. The Groundwater Quality topic makes monitoring data from almost 800 wells publicly accessible.

The vast majority of Northland’s most popular coastal swimming spots – and most of their freshwater equivalents –are suitable for swimming all or most of the time, regional council data shows.

A three-year project to improve water quality issues at the iconic Whangarei Falls has reached an important milestone – its first anniversary.

Discussion around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes to the science, we’re surprisingly quiet.

Discussion around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes to the science, we’re surprisingly quiet.

With summer under way, Otago Regional Council (ORC) has begun its annual recreational water quality monitoring at 17 Otago sites.

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is extending its Water Shortage Direction to stop all water takes from the Taieri River and its tributaries from midday Wednesday 4 February.

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is issuing a Water Shortage Direction that will see a regime for the rationing and rostering of water take effect on three farms in the Paerau to Waipiata section of the Taieri River from 8am tomorrow (Friday 23 January).

Farmers in the Pomahaka River catchment in southwest Otago who have banded together to improve water quality in their area were recognised last night at the Morgan Foundation-sponsored annual NZ River Awards in Wellington.

A Central Otago waterway and two Dunedin teachers have featured in the second annual New Zealand River awards which were presented in Wellington last night (Thursday).

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) water plan has higher standards than the Government’s recently released freshwater quality target.