Taranaki waterways updates

The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams.

Waterways report card 2020

Taranaki waterways report card 2020

Wed 18 Nov 2020

Tēnā koutou. This year more than ever, it’s fitting to take stock of Taranaki’s progress in improving the health of our rivers and streams, and discuss where we need to go from here.

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Waterways report card 2019

Enjoying Taranaki's fresh water

Wed 02 Oct 2019

Tēnā koutou. This year’s annual waterways report card is more timely and important than ever.

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Healthy waterways report 2018

Taranaki waterways report card 2018

Wed 28 Nov 2018

The state and future of our waterways is a matter that’s close to our hearts here in Taranaki, as it is for many New Zealanders up and down the country. Rightly so, too.

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Healthy waterways report 2017

HWR2017 block

Tue 17 Oct 2017

The mauri and health of our rivers and streams are highly valued and are vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region.

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Healthy waterways report 2016

Freshwater quality in Taranaki.

Wed 10 Aug 2016

The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region.

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Waterway report card archive

Waterways report - it's in our hands

Thu 31 Dec 2015

See our current waterways report card and those from previous years.

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Healthy waterways report 2016

healthy waterways

Healthy waterways report 2016

The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. Read more

Healthy waterways report 2017

Healthy waterways report 2017.

Healthy waterways report 2017

The latest trends from more than 20 years of monitoring the ecological health and physical and chemical state of our rivers and streams show most measures are improving or not changing significantly. And the latest assessments of in-stream life – the primary indicator of water quality – are again the best since we began measuring. Read more