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 A new nitrate sensor worth $NZ50,000 has been installed in the Manawatū River to give Massey University and Horizons Regional Council scientists a more detailed picture of our river system dynamics and, ultimately, improve river management.

Walking over his once-barren farm land, Robin Lilley is proud it’s looking so good. It’s accidentally become an environmental attraction that’s visited by tourists and holiday-makers over summer, largely due to all the streamside planting and fencing he’s completed to protect water quality in the pa...

Applications are being sought for the next round of Manawatu River Leaders’ Accord community grants, with a focus on projects that engage the community in water quality restoration within the Manawatu Catchment.

Applications for the Manawatū River Leaders’ Accord community grants programme opened today.

Applications for the Manawatū River Leaders’ Accord community grants programme are now open.

Applications for the Manawatū River Leaders’ Accord community grants programme are now open.

There is now less than a week to go before groups and organisations need to get their applications in for the Manawatu River Accord community grants programme. With a focus on projects that engage the community in water quality restoration within the Manawatu Catchment, the initiative will award gra...

Judging is underway for the River Story Award section in this year’s Cawthron Foundation 2018 New Zealand River Awards. The River Story Award is awarded to the individual or community with the most interesting and compelling story about working to improve the health of a river, or rivers generally.

This month’s featured river is one of Nelson’s treasures, the Mahitahi or Maitai river. Flowing through the city this beautiful river is widely used by the people of Nelson and a taonga that they are determined to protect.

This month's featured water way is the Ngatimoti Stream, a tributary of the Moteuka River, and one which the students of Ngatimoti Primary are helping to protect.

The Oroua River is a major tributary of the Manawatu River and flows through prime agricultural land. The river’s water quality is impacted by both agricultural and urban pressures in the catchment. The Oroua Catchment Care Group was established in April 2012 as an initiative of the Manawatu River L...

Groundwater quality and the effects of that on the Waimea stream is the subject of the Balfour Groundwater Project group and their work has been highlighted in a feature ‘River of the Month’ video on the LAWA website.