We're responsible for managing and monitoring our district's water resources. This includes the coastline, rivers, streams, wetlands, freshwater and groundwater.
Water users
Enter your water use data online(external link)
Freshwater pest plants
Didymo, Lagarosiphon, Hornwort, Hydrilla, Phormidium
Freshwater
Using freshwater resources
Freshwater Plan
To help manage the availability and quality of freshwater in our region
Groundwater
Using groundwater, bore permits
Irrigation requirements
Guidelines for water permit applicants on the Poverty Bay Flats
Navigation and Safety
Bylaw, jet ski, hot works application
Rivers
Our rivers, riverbank management, shingle & sand extraction
Stormwater drainage
Land drainage for flood control, urban and rural, roadside drains
Wetlands and lakes
Working with wetlands
Water Quality - Coast Beaches
Popular swimming and recreational sites
Water Quality - Gisborne to Wainui
Recreational sites we regularly monitor for water quality
Water Quality - Rere and Doneraille
Water test results for Rere falls, rock slide, Doneraille Park
LAWA
Land Air Water Aotearoa - NZ's rivers through sharing water quality data