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This water management area (WMA) has a low population and extensive hill country that is prone to mass movement erosion due to coastal storms and intense rainfall. The one major river, the Nukuhou, is vulnerable to riverbank erosion and this affects Ōhiwa Harbour, which is a highly valued estuary....

Ōhiwa Harbour is a large shallow estuary 11km east of Whakatāne and 16km west of Ōpōtiki. It is 27sq km in area, 5.5km wide and 8km long, and is home to a diverse range of marine flora and fauna. The harbour is largely unmodified and displays large areas of saltmarsh and mangrove habitats and pocket...

Piripai Beach is part of a 50km stretch of golden sand beach stretching from east to west in the Bay of Plenty. The nearby Coastlands residential suburb boasts majestic views of rolling surf and off-shore islands and offers plenty of walking tracks and a cycleway into Whakatane.

The sparkling blue waters of Lake Matahina, 30km from Whakatāne, sit between steep bush-clad hills. The lake is formed by a hydro-electric dam. It offers excellent family kayaking and is an ideal spot for training. From the dam, kayak up the lake. On the right, towering rock cliffs soar high over th...

The Wainui-te-whara at Mokorua Gorge site is situated within Whakatane town and was jointly funded by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Whakatane District Council. Flows at this site can get as low as 0.009 m3/s, but normal flows are closer to 0.114 m3/s. In 2010 a high flow of 30.7 m3/s caused loc...

The Whakatāne area is dominated by native forest in the upper catchment and includes 100 dairy farms and 36 kiwifruit orchards in the mid to lower reaches. The surface water resource is allocated above the regional default, which is 10 percent of the Q5 seven-day low flow. Minimal groundwater is ava...

Whakatāne has the third-highest population for urban areas in the Bay of Plenty. It is mainly residential, but has a large factory on the north-western boundary and a small industrial area to the south. There is one long-term PM10 monitoring site in a central location.

The Whakatane River catchment covers over 1,100 km2 and the river extends 112 km to its upper tributaries. The catchments are relatively narrow and the tributaries are short and steep, draining extensive bush covered catchments. The river arises from two branches in the Huiarau and Ikawhenua Ranges...

The Whakatane River catchment covers over 1,100 km2 and the river extends 112 km to its upper tributaries. The catchments are relatively narrow and the tributaries are short and steep, draining extensive bush covered catchments. The river arises from two branches in the Huiarau and Ikawhenua Ranges...

The Whakatāne at Huiarau rain gauge is situated at the top of the Whakatāne catchment at an elevation of 1200 metres above sea level. The site records a mean annual rainfall of 2490mm and daily falls of up to 260mm.

The Whakatāne at Huitieke rainfall site is situated in the upper Whakatāne catchment some 24 km upstream of Ruatoki. The site records a mean annual rainfall of 1575 mm and daily falls up to 169 mm.

The Kopeopeo site was established in mid 2006. PM10 (from home heating) is the main contaminant of concern in this area.    We verify our data before it is shared publicly to ensure its accuracy so no live data is displayed here. We need this level of accuracy to support the National Environmental S...