Comparison with guidelines 62
3.2.13.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 64
Urenui River at the estuary 64 3.2.14
3.2.14.1 Comparison with guidelines 66
3.2.14.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 67
Manganui River at Everett Park (downstream of Kurapete Stream) 68 3.2.15
3.2.15.1 Comparison with guidelines 71
3.2.15.2 Comparison with previous summers’ surveys 72
Lake Ratapiko 73 3.2.16
3.2.16.1 Comparison with guidelines 74
3.2.16.2 Comparison with previous
TRC190876 TRC181961 TRC182804 TRC190877
pH pH 7.6 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.6 6.6 7.1
Total alkalinity g/m3
CaCO3 98 93 90 89 136 107 64 48 67
Bicarbonate g/m3
HCO3 118 114 109 108 165 130 78 58 82
Total hardness g/m3
CaCO3 38 58 45 52 57 44 57 43 56
Electrical conductivity mS/m 24.2 24.6 23.3 23.8 31.6 27 20.6 18.5 22.6
Total dissolved solids g/m3 194 188 176 183 220 184 161 139 169
Dissolved calcium g/m3 9.2 13.2 10.7 13.2 13.7 10.6 13.4 12 14
Chloride g/m3 15.9 15.7 16.7 17.2 17.7
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spring 2010 and summer 2011 results. 117
Table 65 Characteristic taxa (abundant, very abundant, extremely abundant) recorded
in the Waingongoro River at Opunake Road between 1995 and February
2010 [30 surveys], and by the spring 2010 and summer 2011 surveys 118
Table 66 Results of previous surveys performed in the Waingongoro River at Eltham
Road, together with spring 2010 and summer 2011 results. 120
Table 67 Characteristic taxa (abundant, very abundant, extremely abundant) recorded
River 60
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3.2.7.1 State Highway 3 site (MGN000195) 60
3.2.7.2 Bristol Road site (MGN000427) 63
3.2.7.3 Discussion 66
3.2.8 Maketawa Stream 67
3.2.8.1 Derby Road site (MKW000200) 67
3.2.8.2 Tarata Road site (MKW000300) 70
3.2.8.3 Discussion 73
3.2.9 Waitara River 74
3.2.9.1 Mamaku Road site (WTR000850) 74
3.2.9.2 Community composition 75
3.2.9.3 Temporal trends in 1995 to 2014 data 76
3.2.9.4 Discussion 77
3.2.10 Mangati Stream 78
and analysis 11
Environmental parameters and indicators 11
Results and discussion 14
3.1 Flows 14
3.2 Macroinvertebrate communities 15
Hangatahua (Stony) River 16
Herekawe Stream 21
Huatoki Stream 23
Kapoaiaia Stream 29
Katikara Stream 35
Kaupokonui River 39
Kurapete Stream 50
Maketawa Stream 54
Mangaehu River 58
Manganui River 60
Mangaoraka Stream 64
Mangati Stream 67
Mangawhero Stream 71
Mangorei Stream 75
Comparison with guidelines 61
4.10.2 Comparison with previous summer surveys 61
4.10.3 Long-term trend analysis 62
4.10.4 Cyanobacteria 62
4.11 Timaru Stream at Weld Road (near mouth) 63
4.11.1 Comparison with guidelines 67
4.11.2 Comparison with previous summer surveys 67
4.11.3 Long-term trend analysis 68
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4.11.4 Cyanobacteria 68
4.12 Waimoku Stream at Oakura Beach 68
4.13 Oakura River below SH45 69
4.13.2 Comparison with
2022 50
Table 6 Surface water monitoring 25 January 2023 52
Table 7 Surface water monitoring 23 March 2023 55
Table 8 Surface water monitoring 2 June 2023 58
Table 9 metals in surface water and WTS discharge 64
Table 10 Current biomonitoring sites in the Haehanga Stream catchment and comparable reference
site 67
Table 11 Number of taxa, MCI and SQMCI values recorded in the Haehanga Stream catchment and
reference stream in earlier, the last, and the current survey, together
Eltham
Road, together with spring 2011 and summer 2012 results. 121
Table 67 Characteristic taxa (abundant, very abundant, extremely abundant) recorded
in the Waingongoro River at Eltham Road between 1995 and February 2011
[36 surveys], and by the spring 2011 and summer 2012 surveys 122
Table 68 Results of previous surveys performed in the Waingongoro River at Stuart
Road, together with spring 2011 and summer 2012 results. 124
Table 69 Characteristic taxa (abundant, very abundant,
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