Waikato River independent scoping study
This report provides an assessment of the health of the Waikato River and its catchment. It recommends actions that could be undertaken to restore the river.
Under the terms of the Treaty Settlement the Ministry for the Environment commissioned NIWA to prepare the report for the Guardians Establishment Committee, which was a precursor to the Waikato River Authority. The Waikato River Authority has been set up to decide what to do to restore the Waikato River and its catchments.
At the inaugural meeting of the Waikato River Authority on 21 December 2010 it was resolved that the report would be released on this website.
| Appendix Number |
Appendix Title |
No. of Pages |
| 1 |
Glossary (PDF, 81 KB) |
6 |
| 2 |
Restoration Case Studies (PDF, 161 KB) |
16 |
| 3 |
Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato – the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River (PDF, 60 KB) |
3 |
| 4 |
Guardians Establishment Committee (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
2 |
| 5 |
Tuna (PDF, 343 KB) |
30 |
| 6 |
Whitebait (PDF, 3.6 MB) |
34 |
| 7 |
Fisheries Management (PDF, 81 KB) |
5 |
| 8 |
Fisheries Research (PDF, 51 KB) |
3 |
| 9 |
Farms (PDF, 961 KB) |
23 |
| 10 |
Faecal Contamination (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
18 |
| 11 |
Riparian Aesthetics (PDF, 2.6 MB) |
22 |
| 12 |
Shallow Lakes (PDF, 450 KB) |
59 |
| 13 |
Water Quality (PDF, 436 KB) |
43 |
| 14 |
Wastewater Management (PDF, 945 KB) |
11 |
| 15 |
Water Allocation (PDF, 78 KB) |
4 |
| 16 |
Rural Water Supply (PDF, 82 KB) |
5 |
| 17 |
Marae Water Supply (PDF, 86 KB) |
6 |
| 18 |
Urban Stormwater (PDF, 89 KB) |
6 |
| 19 |
Kinleith Discharge (PDF, 105 KB) |
11 |
| 20 |
Cyanotoxin Treatment (PDF, 866 KB) |
10 |
| 21 |
Toxic Contaminants (PDF, 165 KB) |
11 |
| 22 |
Landfills (PDF, 117 KB) |
5 |
| 23 |
Hydro Dams (PDF, 125 KB) |
12 |
| 24 |
Flow Effects (PDF, 533 KB) |
16 |
| 25 |
Boat Ramps (PDF, 863 KB) |
4 |
| 26 |
Significant Sites (PDF, 103 KB) |
8 |
| 27 |
Engagement (PDF, 153 KB) |
17 |
| 28 |
Impediments (PDF, 177 KB) |
11 |
| 29 |
Monitoring and Evaluation (PDF, 161 KB) |
19 |
| 30 |
Report Cards (PDF, 305 KB) |
52 |
| 31 |
Economic Modelling (PDF, 265 KB) |
29 |
| 32 |
Non-Market Values (PDF, 222 KB) |
23 |
