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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.

The Waiwhakaiho River has high cultural, aesthetic, ecological, recreational and economic value to the people of Taranaki. Originating on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki in Egmont National Park, the river flows across farmland on the ringplain then through urban New Plymouth to the Tasman...

Otago Regional Council (ORC) water quality samples show high levels of bacteria in some locations.

Do you care about the management of the Shag River?  Come along to our drop-in session to learn about and help shape a River Management Strategy for your river. It’s your chance to tell us what you value about the Shag River, e.g. where do you like swimming/fishing/boating/walking/bird watching?  A...

Horizons Regional Council is encouraging people to go out and enjoy the Region’s rivers this summer by providing information to help them make sensible choices.

The end of Easter Weekend marked the closing of Horizons Regional Council’s summer swim spot campaign, and three weeks left until the end of the summer monitoring programme.

Horizons Regional Council begins its summer swim spot monitoring programme on Monday 6 November, giving everyone in the region the ability to check the quality of water at their favourite spots before taking a dip.

Annual summer water quality tests will begin Monday 03 December at some of Northland’s popular beaches, rivers and lakes.

Annual summer water quality tests will begin 02 December at some of Northland’s popular beaches, rivers and lakes.

Annual summer water quality tests will begin Monday, 06 December at some of Northland’s popular beaches, rivers and lakes.

Annual summer water quality tests indicating how suitable our most popular beaches, rivers and lakes are for swimming, water sports and other forms of recreation will be underway again soon.

Christmas has come early for swimmers, with LAWA (Land, Air, Water Aotearoa) today launching an updated version of ‘Can I swim here?’ online. The online tool includes the latest results from water quality monitoring of almost 700 New Zealand rivers, lakes, and beaches.