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What is community doing to look after our waterways?
Peat lakes heading for firmer future
Community-based partnerships are breathing life into three Waikato lakes
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
A most unusual dairy farm
Waikeria Prison Farm has won three prominent awards for environmental and man management.
'Precious' harbour waters get help
School students grow tens of thousands of plants for waterways near fragile harbour ...
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.
See how you can help
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Here are a few suggestions to help. We can all make a difference to waterways.
10 ways to do your bit
We've compiled 10 simple ways to help clean up our waterways...
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.
Farm has traffic lights for poo
Otago farmer invents novel system to help improve environmental practices.
Sustainability sparks new role
Major dairy group puts spotlight on environment with new management position.
Reversing 150yrs of lost wetlands
Restored wetland in the Waikato shows how farmers can hugely improve water quality.
NZ losing 190m tonnes of soil
Every year erosion washes sediment into waterways - but new move aims to improve water...
Fish returning to 'lost' river
Farmer-led community effort leads to big improvement in health of high value river.
Five million plants later…
Taranaki farmers helping to achieve better water quality with huge planting programme.
Farmers acting to help Hauraki Gulf
Hundreds of dairy farms are striving to improve water quality around the gulf.
Tree-mendous planting success
To mark NZ Arbor Day & World Environment Day, we talk to farmers rewarded by planting...