Water pollution in New Zealand is an increasing concern for those who use and care for waterways and for New Zealand regulatory bodies. An increase in population is linked to an increase in water poll
A sign warning of water pollution on the Waimakariri River, 2004
Surface water drain cover in Taupō showing advisory fish symbol
Excess E. coli pollution in New Zealand from Snelder et al. 2023
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The environment of New Zealand is characterised by an endemic flora and fauna which has evolved in near isolation from the rest of the world. The main islands of New Zealand span two biomes, temperate
Water pollution in New Zealand
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New Zealand, showing mountains dividing a wet largely forested west coast from a drier east coast
The effect of bedrock on soil and ecology. Ultramafic rock (left) and mafic rock (right).
A male brown kiwi. Eighty per cent of New Zealand's biota is endemic.
Kauri tree and epiphytes