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Taranaki’s latest freshwater quality monitoring shows ecological health for the region’s waterways is continuing to improve, recording some of the best results ever in the past 19 years.

This year the River Stories celebrate the contributions of our young people and New Zealand journalist and natural history author, Gerard Hutching, has identified the following 2017 finalists: • Hawkes Bay: Te Kaha Hawaikirangi is only 30-years old and has spent many years leading the charge to res...

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland has detected potentially toxic algae in shallow areas/edges of the lower Mataura river.

Today, the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) project has released the LAWA River Water Quality National Picture Summary 2021, alongside updated river monitoring result histories for more than 1500 individual sites across New Zealand.

A public meeting to brief residents in the upper Taieri catchment on the results of recent water quality sampling that found high levels of the bacteria E.coli in some sections of the Upper Taieri River, will be held at the Waipiata Hall this Friday (April 4) at 1pm.

The success of a local catchment group in bringing people together to address freshwater quality issues has been held up as a success around New Zealand.

A groundbreaking plan change proposal aimed at restoring and protecting the Waikato and Waipa rivers has today been approved by Waikato Regional Council for public notification. Councillors were split 7-7 on a motion to approve and the measure was passed on the casting vote of the chairperson Paula...

Planting to enhance native vegetation beside the Waimakariri River is creating a “corridor” for native birds and improving biodiversity.

Landowners in two erosion-prone Waipa River catchments are being alerted to a buzzing new opportunity to both protect their land and earn extra cash by helping produce prestige manuka honey.

Water quality monitoring by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council staff indicates that potentially toxic algae levels are present on the Tukituki River, at Black Bridge near Haumoana.

HBRC science staff are keeping a watch on waterways for signs of algal blooms as the current weather conditions, resulting in lower river flows and warmer water temperatures, increase the likelihood of these.

As the dry weather continues and water restrictions come into play throughout the Region, Horizons Regional Council reminds consent holders to comply with their water take consents and for the rest of the public to take heed of city and district water restrictions.