What is community doing to look after our waterways?
Bringing back a once thriving lake
Community-led wetlands plan aims to restore Lake Horowhenua.
"The Stream Team" and their dream
It started as a school project but stream conservation became a labour of love.
New focus on urban streams in Whangārei
Lifestyle blocks & dry stock among targets of new water quality project.
"Boomer" of a book wins hearts & minds
Children's book shows way forward for NZ's water quality challenges.
Urban issues starting to affect Wanaka
Environmental group says urban growth a threat to lake's natural beauty.
Community comes together to protect river
Large band of small landowners in Nelson seek better water quality.
Healthy waterways target of growing group
Hopes of planting 270,000 trees to help water quality boosted by funding.
How a school saved a stream
A Tauranga school has improved water quality & produced environmentally aware students.
Peat lakes heading for firmer future
Community-based partnerships are breathing life into three Waikato lakes
When carrots are better than sticks
A planting scheme helping farmers in Northland is reaping benefits.
The happy art of working together
Community group & farmers have a great blueprint for combined efforts in local environment
ACRE helps communities
Cross-sector group ACRE brings farmer-led solutions to issues like water, soils, carbon...
The battle against climate change
Council, farmers & community work for reduction of hill country erosion & better water...
New mindset on water quality
Woman who swam in NZ waterways every day for a year says new water quality approach needed
'Precious' harbour waters get help
School students grow tens of thousands of plants for waterways near fragile harbour ...
A most unusual dairy farm
Waikeria Prison Farm has won three prominent awards for environmental and man management.
The battle for Rotorua's lakes
Wallabies, boaties, farms and human effluent all part of the struggle to improve water...
Trickle needed to bring mighty flow
River group wants 3 per cent more water from Manapouri power scheme to restore Waiau river
How to rescue a waterfall
Work has started on improving the water quality of a Bay of Plenty gem - Kaiate Falls.
Water plan evokes 'fiery emotion'
Community rallies behind steps to arrest the decline of a harbour considered a sacred...
Water concerns at popular beach
"Disturbing" water tests at Muriwai lead to suspicion about septic tanks and sewage.
Trail blazing wetland clean-up
School students chip in to help get rid of a 'mess of willow and privet' choking a...
People power in river waste fight
Citizen science in Palmerston North uncovers more than plastic floating to the Manawatu..
Fish back in 'sad' city stream
Once used as a dumping ground, Mangere's 'ditch' is taking on a new lease of life.
Little gem sparkles again
River clean-up crusade has earned Auckland group a win in the NZ River Awards.
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10 ways to do your bit
We've compiled 10 simple ways to help clean up our waterways...
"Porridge" can also help water quality
Oats - base of many a breakfast dish - also reduces nitrate leaching on farms.
370,000 ways to look after land
Water quality is a focus of far-reaching dairy farm environmental plan.
How to marry green farming & business success
Dairy farmer discovers big benefits in environmental care.
Bringing the city to the farm
As he focuses on environmental good practice, dairy farmer has another idea for his...
"Championing" shows the way
900-cow dairy farm shows how water quality, wetlands & technology make a difference.
Farm changes help environment
Project involving Canterbury dairy farmers shows the way forward to protect water quality.
Wetland aims for water quality rise
Taranaki farmers develop passion for sustainable farming with new wetland.
Creative thinking beats water issue
Ōtorohanga farmers find clever way to solve a water and effluent problem.
Farmer who runs 'with nature'
Whitebait are back in numbers and at-risk coastal birds are returning at the bottom of...
From city girl to gumboots
City girl becomes 'Gumboot Girl' and helps introduce sustainable practices on Northland...
Planting trees "an addiction"
Taranaki farm has a lake, boardwalk, growing bird and invertebrate life.
Walking the talk
Restoring farm wetlands not only protects rivers, it brings back wildlife.
City slickers turned farmers
Rookies they might be but two female dairy farmers find success through environmental care
Farm 'train' could clean rivers
Artificial wetland created on a Waikato dairy farm may be an answer to nitrate run-off...
Farmers: "cool" not to be unique
When they started farm environmental improvements, couple were unique - but not any more.
'Vulnerable' bird numbers rise
Water quality work by dairy farming couple does more than help clean wetlands.
Winds of change blow strong
Farm wetland restoration and environmental thinking taken up by second generation.
Spending $2.8m on environment
Waikato family have really put their money where their mouth is on sustainable farming.
Restoring our native trees
Dairy farmers helping turn around depleted native plants scenario with other landowners.
Is this the way of future farming?
Award-winning organic & legacy farmers nurture the environment as well as cows.
River clean-up energises farmer
Invests $18,000 of his own money to help restore river after realising the impact on...
Cleaner habitat for river fish
Farmer group is making progress in project to reduce run-off into South Island waterways.
Clean-up for popular river spot
Project aiming to restore the health of an iconic Gisborne river has farmers doing...
Five years of effort by farmers
Dairy farmers have, to help water quality, fenced off 24,000km of waterways from cattle.
Sustainability sparks new role
Major dairy group puts spotlight on environment with new management position.
'Safeswim' called world-leading
Auckland's water quality and safe swimming project hailed -but still plenty of work to do.
Talking point: Plan essential for water
Can our Bay community working collectively make a difference to our rivers?
Insects play leading role
Quest for better water quality includes understanding the health of life in our streams...