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“Know Before You Go” – Check Summer Swimming Water Quality Online
Friday, 20 December 2024, 6:43 pm | LAWA
LAWA Recreational Water Quality Science Lead Dr Elaine Moriarty advised ‘Can I swim here?’ will continue to provide updated guidance to help people decide where to swim all summer long. More >>
New Zealand’s Freshwater Health Under Pressure From Human Activity
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 1:21 pm | LAWA
Looking across freshwater systems, ecologists highlight that nutrient pollution from agricultural and urban runoff, fine sediment from erosion, and contamination from human activities are affecting ecosystems from rivers and lakes through to the estuarine ... More >>
New Zealand’s Precious Groundwater Vulnerable To Contamination
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 10:03 am | LAWA
Groundwater monitoring results from regional and unitary councils published by the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) project today show that groundwater quality across the country continues to be affected by land use activities. LAWA Groundwater Science ... More >>
Scientists Release Monitoring Results For 1,727 River And Lake Sites Across New Zealand
Sunday, 25 September 2022, 2:02 pm | LAWA
The health of monitored freshwater sites across New Zealand and how it is changing over time has been revealed by the Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) project today. LAWA Lake Science Lead Dr Jane Groom said everyone can freely check the results of ... More >>
NZ’s Estuary Health Check-up Results Now Freely Available Online
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 9:38 am | LAWA
From today, people can access information about the health of estuaries locally and across the country using a new topic on the LAWA website that makes results from regional and unitary council monitoring programmes freely available. The new LAWA ... More >>
Scientists Release Updated Summary Of NZ Groundwater Quality
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 8:04 am | LAWA
This World Water Day, New Zealand scientists are drawing attention to the precious resource of freshwater stored under the ground as part of a global effort to raise awareness of groundwater. Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) Groundwater Science Lead ... More >>
Government Package Will Boost Efforts To Improve Freshwater Quality
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 11:50 am | LAWA
The Government’s recently announced Action for Healthy Waterways package includes protections and funding to improve the quality of New Zealand’s rivers, lakes, streams, estuaries, and wetlands. The package introduces new rules and regulations ... More >>
LAWA Response to comments made by Dr Mike Joy
Friday, 30 November 2018, 1:42 pm | LAWA
Partners of New Zealand’s official environmental data website Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) reject comments made by Victoria University IGPS Senior Researcher Dr Mike Joy about the character of the LAWA project, as part of a wider interview ... More >>
River macroinvertebrates are under pressure
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 9:38 am | LAWA
Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) has analysed and released 10-year trends for river macroinvertebrates for the first time and the results are publicly available on the LAWA website . The Macroinvertebrate Community Index (MCI) is an important biological ... More >>
LAWA promotes quality air for all this winter
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 10:03 am | LAWA
New Zealanders are encouraged to visit the LAWA website this winter to check out up to the hour air quality results for towns and cities across the country. LAWA believes in quality air for all, so will also be sharing air care tips and info to ... More >>
NZ river water quality trends show cause for optimism
Monday, 16 April 2018, 2:54 pm | LAWA
National River Water Quality Trends released by Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) today, reveal that for all river water quality parameters monitored over a 10 year period, more sites were improving than deteriorating. This encouraging national picture ... More >>
New online guide to safe swimming launched
Monday, 19 December 2016, 2:52 pm | LAWA
New Zealanders are being encouraged to do their surfing online before hitting their favourite swimming spots this summer. More >>
Air quality data breathes new life into website
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10:00 am | LAWA
Environmental monitoring website Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) is expanding, and now shows data on the air that we breathe on top of existing information on New Zealand’s other most valuable natural resource, our water. More >>
