water quality

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 April 201428 March 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted resource consent to a proposed irrigation dam that will be the largest built […]

In the News | Published: 20 March 201428 March 2016

Freshwater quality data from rivers all over New Zealand have been brought together in one place with a simple, user-friendly […]

In the News | Published: 05 February 201428 March 2016

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling on government to pick up its game on water standards. Current proposals […]

In the News | Published: 21 November 2013

A report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has highlighted the negative impact farming practices are having on New […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 November 201328 March 2016

Changes in the way New Zealanders use land are negatively affecting the water quality of our lakes and rivers and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 April 201314 February 2019

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has launched a new report, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation […]

In the News | Published: 19 October 201219 October 2012

New water quality grades for New Zealand’s swimming spots have been covered widely by media in the wake of a […]

In the News | Published: 22 March 201222 March 2012

A report laying bare the science behind New Zealand’s degraded waterways has received wide media coverage and spurred calls for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 March 201221 March 2012

A report that aims to provide scientific context for the divisive issue of water quality in New Zealand is being […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 05 October 201105 October 2011

In the lead up to the election, the Dominion Post has quizzed National and Labour on what the key issues […]