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The Pareora River/Pureora is a medium-sized hill-fed river located approximately 10 km south of Timaru. It is used recreationally for swimming, fishing, and picnicking. The catchment area includes rolling hills in the upper and middle catchment with two gorges, opening out into a flat alluvial valle...

The Pareora River/Pureora at Evans Crosing is the upstream site on this hill-fed river in South Canterbury.

This site on the Pareora River/Pureora is located at Parerora Huts, a small hut community beside the hill-fed stream.

Pataua South lies at the mouth of the Pataua River and is a popular spot for swimming, kayaking and shellfish harvesting.

The Patea catchment has an area of 1042.7 square kilometres. It has two points of origin, the eastern hill country and Taranaki Maunga. They merge inland of Stratford and enter the sea in Patea.

The survey site is situated within King Edward Park in Stratford township, approximately 11 km downstream of the National Park boundary, with several consented treated waste discharges from dairy ponds in the catchment upstream of the site.  Please note that water quality can change depending on wea...

Patons Rock Beach is a 15 minute drive north-west of Takaka. The main recreational use is swimming and boating. The water is a long way out at low tide. During the peak Christmas-January period the beach has 80-120 visitors a day.

Pauanui is a popular holiday location in the Coromandel with a sheltered beach ideal for swimming. This beach is patrolled by Surf Life Saving NZ over the summer.

This is a sandy beach, popular with locals for swimming. While shallow and always calm, caution should be taken around the bridge as strong currents are present at the outlet. Toilet facilities are located in the parking lot and a boat ramp is located next to the bridge. This site is monitored as a...

This popular sandy beach is nestled in the Porirua Harbour. It is very sheltered and has a shallow incline making it a safe spot for swimming. Parking is convenient on the beach front and public toilets are located at the ski club. This site is monitored as a part of Greater Wellington Regional Coun...

Pegasus Lake is a recently developed man-made lake located in the Pegasus township. This lake is prone to blooms of potentially toxic cyanobacteria ('blue-green algae') in the summer months (November to April) in particular.  While recreational water quality monitoring usually shows very low numbers...

Pegasus Lake is a man-made lake located in the Pegasus Township in North Canterbury. This lake is prone to blooms of potentially toxic cyanobacteria ('blue-green algae') in the summer months (November to April) in particular.  While recreational water quality monitoring usually shows very low number...