Waikato Regional Council

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and guest Alex Daniel from the Waikato Regional Council take a hands-on...

There are more than 16,000 km of rivers and streams in the Waikato region, several vast lakes and wetlands and...

Clean water is vital for ecosystems and the economy. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Science (NIWA), regional councils...

A water catchment is an area of land and the water that collects and moves through it. A catchment is...

Maintaining good water quality is important for healthy ecosystems and healthy humans. There are several national, regional and local government...

The Waikato region has the highest number of dairy farms in New Zealand. It also has the largest number of...

Horticulture is a key part of the New Zealand economy. Plant & Food Research reports that produce from the horticultural...

Urban rivers are generally the most polluted waterways in New Zealand. These river catchments include built-up areas with lots of...

Waikato Regional Council (WRC) is a local government body. The Waikato region covers 25,000km2

The Ngāti Hauā Mahi Trust leads environmental and restoration projects within the Ngāti Hauā rohe, which extends from the eastern...

Rivers and Us is a Waikato Regional Council (WRC) initiative to help teachers, students and communities investigate the water in...

Rivers and Us is a Waikato Regional Council (WRC) initiative to help educators, students and the community to consider the...

In this cross-curricular activity, students visualise themselves as a drop of water in the water cycle. The activity includes visual...

In science, a model is a representation of an idea, an object, a process or a system. Models are often...

In this activity, students consider how their school fits into the water cycle. Students make observations and then map:

A water catchment area is land that is bounded by natural features such as hills or mountains, from which all...

Content vocabulary is an important aspect of science knowledge and understanding. Students learning about the water cycle or undertaking water...

Stream health monitoring and assessment is a hands-on look at a freshwater ecosystem. It involves the measurement of water quality...

The Waikato River and its catchment area is a place of life – a wide biodiversity of plants and animals....

There are more than 16,000 km of rivers and streams in the Waikato region, several vast lakes and wetlands and...

Waikato Regional Council (WRC) is a local government body. The Waikato region covers 25,000km2