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This North Westland river drains a 20-mile length of the main alpine divide and is approximately 40 miles long. Before leaving the Southern Alps the Hokitika River is joined from the east by the Mungo River, of similar size, and then from the south by the Whitcombe River, which is actually larger th...

The Hoteo River site is located on a high order stream in a low gradient valley approximately 22 km from the coast. The catchment is 26,730 hectares in size, with predominantly rural land use. This site is monitored by NIWA and is one of the original National River Water Quality Network (NRWQN) site...

This site is located on the lower reaches of the Huangarua River just outside of Martinborough. The Huangarua River is a tributary of the Ruamāhanga River, and its catchment is located in the eastern Wairarapa.  Greater Wellington Regional Council monitors the water quality of this site (see the 'Sc...

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

The Hurunui River, located within the Hurunui-Waiau water management zone, is 150km long and covers a total catchment area of 2671 km2. The Hurunui is probably the most diverse of Canterbury’s large rivers, with both snow- and lake sources of flow. There are two main branches; the north branch is so...

This site is monitored by NIWA and is one of the original National River Water Quality Network (NRWQN) sites dating back to 1989.

The Hurunui River is a large braided river in North Canterbury.  This site was historically monitored by NIWA and was taken over by Environment Canterbury in 2020. State and trends may not be displayed on this page due to limited sampling length. But the available data can still be accessed for eac...

The Hurunui River is a large braided river in North Canterbury.  This site was monitored by NIWA up until 2021, and is one of the original National River Water Quality Network (NRWQN) sites dating back to 1989.   Click on an indicator below to see the monitoring results. Please refer to "Hurunui Riv...

This site is located in the mid reaches of the alpine-fed Hurunui river and is adjacent to the Balmoral Camping Ground. This site is monitored for recreational water quality during the summer months  only.

The Hutt River is one of the largest in the Wellington Region. With headwaters in the Rimutaka Range, the river flows through the Hutt Valley past Upper Hutt and Hutt cities before discharging into Wellington Harbour at Petone. The Hutt River is very popular for swimming, trout fishing and other rec...

The Hutt River at Birchville is located at the northern end of the Hutt River Trail in Upper Hutt. It is publicly accessible from Akatarawa Road and is popular for swimming and dog walking.  This site is monitored as a part of Greater Wellington Regional Council's Recreational Water Quality Programm...

The Hutt River at Boulcott is located in the middle reaches of the Hutt River, opposite Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club, in the stretch between Kennedy-Good Bridge and Melling Bridge.  This site is monitored as part of a programme specifically designed to measure the health of rivers and streams...