Topographically sketched catchment areas are a spatial unit based on the shapes of the earth's surface. They show how human activities and climate change influence the available quantities of water.

The rollout will begin in April 2026 with the Dunedin and Coast Catchment Action Plan, followed by Upper Clutha/Mata-au starting in June 2026, Lower Clutha/Mata-au starting in July 2026, and North ...

Volunteers assemble a 30,000-gallon water-catchment system on Keokea-Waiohuli Hawaiian homelands in October. Photo courtesy Kekoa Enomoto An upcountry water-catchment project, where volunteers from ...

For over 25 years, New Zealanders have consistently rated unhealthy waterways as one of their top environmental concerns (file photo). Photo: MARTIN DE RUYTER / Stuff Jim Sinner is a senior scientist ...

OPINION: No one can be in any doubt. Catchment groups are a success. When we reflect on the past five years, and the rate at which catchment groups have sprung up, not only in Southland but across ...

Transformation work started on this quarter-acre suburban property in 2,000. The site is flat, good soil with good solar access. It’s in a suburban neighborhood; the house was built in 1956. The ...

Continued logging in Melbourne’s water catchments could reduce the city’s water supply by the equivalent of 600,000 people’s annual water use every year by 2050, according to our analysis. We ...