Ruamāhanga Whaitua presentations and reports
Information is presented regularly to our Committee to help the Committee understand the catchment better.
We've sorted this information into the following areas:
Information provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's ecology.
The following information on ecology helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
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                        Published 13 Nov 2017
                    Specific Freshwater Objectives for Fish and Mahinga Kai
    
            
                    
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                        Published 06 Nov 2017
                    Worksheet used by Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee to develop freshater objectives for periphyton and MCI 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 06 Nov 2017
                    Summary of periphyton results for major rivers 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 06 Nov 2017
                    Summary of MCI results for major rivers
    
            
                    
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                        Published 06 Dec 2017
                    Periphyton,  Macroinvertebrates and Fish Predictions of the Bayesian Network Presentation
    
            
                    
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                        Published 06 Nov 2017
                    Summary of predicted outcomes from ecological bayesian network
    
            
                    
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                        Published 06 Nov 2017
                    Material from engagement with community to help development of freshwater objectives for ecological health 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 01 Aug 2016
                    Describing river natural character by Richard Storey
    
            
                    
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                        Published 11 May 2016
                    Bayesian Networks: a tool to support good decision-making by Richard Storey
    
            
                    
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                        Published 23 Mar 2016
                    Bayesian Networks: A tool for making good decisions in river catchment management by Richard Storey
    
            
                    
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                        Published 23 Mar 2016
                    Bayesian Networks: A tool for making good decisions in river catchment managment by Richard Storey
    
            
                    
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                        Published 08 Sep 2014
                    Our indigenous species in the Ruamahanga Whaitua summary
    
            
                    
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                        Published 08 Sep 2014
                    Biodiversity summary 
    
            
                    
Information provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's economics.
The following information on economics helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
                BY: Suzie Greenhalgh, Adam Daigneault & Oshadhi Samarasinghe
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                        Published 27 Nov 2017
                    Ruamahanga Economic  Catchment Model Results
    
            
                    
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                        Published 27 Nov 2017
                    Narrative for Ruamāhanga Whaitua Scenarios Economic impact on the agricultural sector
    
            
                    
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                        Published 27 Nov 2017
                    RUAMĀHANGA NET FARM REVENUE BY FMU: BAU, Silver & Gold
    
            
                    
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                        Published 27 Nov 2017
                    Economic modelling - Wastewater treatment plants 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 27 Nov 2017
                    Economic modelling - On-farm mitigations
    
            
                    
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                        Published 27 Nov 2017
                    Economic modelling - Irrigation reliability 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 21 Nov 2016
                    Ruamāhanga Whaitua Economic Catchment Model, by Suzie Greenhalg 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 26 Jul 2016
                    Collaborative Modelling Project Farm-Scale Modelling by Terry Parminter for MPI and MfE 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 04 Jul 2016
                    Ruamāhanga Economic Catchment Model by Adam Daigneault
    
            
                    
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                        Published 04 Jul 2016
                    Draft report on the Ruamāhanga Catchment Economic Model by Adam Daigneault 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 04 Jul 2016
                    Results of on-farm modelling of mitigation options by Richard Muirhead
    
            
                    
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                        Published 11 May 2016
                    Ruamāhanga catchment economic modelling, by Jess Grinter
    
            
                    
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                        Published 11 May 2016
                    Mitigation options by Richard Muirhead 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 11 May 2016
                    Ruamāhanga Farm-Scale Modelling, by Jess Grinter and Terry Parminter 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 09 May 2016
                    Updated Farm-scale modelling of mitigation options by Richard Muirhead
    
            
                    
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                        Published 23 Mar 2016
                    Farm-scale modelling of mitigation options by Richard Muirhead
    
            
                    
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                        Published 03 Aug 2015
                    Identifying Socio-economic Attributes - Landcare Research, by Adam Daigneault
    
            
                    
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                        Published 03 Aug 2015
                    Ruamāhanga Economic Modelling. Update to Whaitua Committee - MPI, by Darren Austin
    
            
                    
Information provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's groundwater.
The following information on groundwater in the region helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
Managed aquifer recharge, by Bob Bower, Golder Associates (NZ) Limited
date_range Published 16 Feb 2017
Download now (PDF 6.8 MB) get_appDraft summary report: Groundwater modelling, by Catherine Moore and Mark Gyopari
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 3.6 MB) get_appGroundwater modelling of the Ruamahanga Valley: USGS MODFLOW-MT3D by Catherine Moore and Mark Gyopari
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 5.8 MB) get_appGroundwater recharge and irrigation demand modelling by John Bright
date_range Published 09 Apr 2016
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appGroundwater in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Tessa Bunny et al
date_range Published 04 Aug 2014
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appInformation provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's lakes.
The following information on lakes in the region helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
Worksheet used by Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee to develop freshwater objectives for other lake attributes
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 236 KB) get_appMonitoring data bench marks of lakes NOF ecosystem health attributes
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 437 KB) get_appOther lake water quality modelling results
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appOther lake water quality modelling results
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 1.6 MB) get_appWorksheet used by Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee to develop freshwater objectives for E.coli for lakes
date_range Published 06 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 285 KB) get_appSummary of lake attributes results
date_range Published 06 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 282 KB) get_appE.coli modelling results for lakes
date_range Published 06 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 1.9 MB) get_appE.coli modelling results for lakes
date_range Published 06 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 1.2 MB) get_appModelling and remote sensing of lakes Onoke and Wairarapa by University of Waikato Mathew Allen
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 4.6 MB) get_appA coupled hydrodynamic-ecological model of management options for restoration of Lakes Onoke and Wairarapa by David Hamilton and Mat Allen
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 570 KB) get_appLake Onoke Background and Monitoring Summary by Emily Greenberg
date_range Published 04 May 2015
Download now (PDF 272 KB) get_appThe Lake Wairarapa National Water Conservation Order by Tessa Bunny et al
date_range Published 24 Nov 2014
Download now (PDF 873 KB) get_appLake water quality in the Ruamahanga Whaitua
date_range Published 04 Aug 2017
Download now (PDF 741 KB) get_appInformation provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's social science.
The following information on social science helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
Social assessment for Ruamāhanga Whaitua scenarios
date_range Published 27 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 805 KB) get_appSocial narrative for Ruamāhanga Whaitua scenarios
date_range Published 27 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 422 KB) get_appConsidering sense of place in freshwater planning, by Mark Newton and Jim Sinner
date_range Published 30 Jan 2017
Download now (PDF 778 KB) get_appConnection to water, by Jim Sinner, Margaret Kilvington and Mark Newton
date_range Published 30 Jan 2017
Download now (PDF 661 KB) get_appFollow up notes on equity considerations discussion at Committee workshop on 21.11.2016, by Jim Sinner
date_range Published 21 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 453 KB) get_appEquity considerations in freshwater management, by Jim Sinner
date_range Published 21 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 868 KB) get_appEquity considerations in freshwater management, by Jim Sinner
date_range Published 21 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 868 KB) get_appSocial assessment - process and discussion of of assessment criteria, by Nick Taylor
date_range Published 21 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 373 KB) get_appDraft Ruamāhanga Social Assessment Project 1 - Baseline information
date_range Published 21 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 1.5 MB) get_appUnderstanding how change is motivated, by Margaret Kilvington, Will Allen and Jim Sinner
date_range Published 20 Sep 2016
Download now (PDF 3.4 MB) get_appUnderstanding what motivates change, by Margaret Kilvington, Will Allen and Jim Sinner
date_range Published 20 Sep 2016
Download now (PDF 1.5 MB) get_appBriefing on 4 projects for social science modelling by Jim Sinner
date_range Published 23 May 2016
Download now (PDF 104 KB) get_appSocial impacts, by Ra Smith
date_range Published 01 Jan 2022
Download now (PDF 5.9 MB) get_appInformation provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's water quality.
The following information on water quality in the region helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
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                        Published 18 May 2018
                    Summary of Ruamāhanga whaitua draft freshwater objectives for rivers and lakes
    
            
                    
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                        Published 18 May 2018
                    Sediment limits and targets 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 18 May 2018
                    Diffuse source nutrient limits and targets (un-attenuated)
    
            
                    
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                        Published 18 May 2018
                    Point source discharges - current and target allocations
    
            
                    
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                        Published 18 May 2018
                    Instream nutrient concentrations and exceedance criteria for periphyton objectives
    
            
                    
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                        Published 30 Apr 2018
                    Draft sediment and nutrient limits
    
            
                    
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                        Published 09 Apr 2018
                    Sediment management options for the Ruamāhanga whaitua
    
            
                    
Sediment management options for the Ruamāhanga whaitua
date_range Published 09 Apr 2017
Download now (PDF 886 KB) get_appWhat mitigations are driving reductions in sediment
date_range Published 26 Mar 2018
Download now (PDF 37 KB) get_appRefresher on attributes, drivers and solutions
date_range Published 04 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 187 KB) get_appSummary sheet of draft freshwater objectives - lakes
date_range Published 04 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 190 KB) get_appSummary sheet of draft freshwater objectives - rivers
date_range Published 04 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 216 KB) get_appSummary worksheet for nitrate toxicity and ammonia toxicity
date_range Published 27 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 291 KB) get_appFact sheet - Nitrate nitrogen modelling outputs
date_range Published 27 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 3.9 MB) get_appFact sheet - Ammoniacal nitrogen modelling outputs
date_range Published 27 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 3.9 MB) get_appDissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and suspended sediment concentration (SSC) modelling outputs presentation
date_range Published 27 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appEcological health summary report of modelling outputs by Jacobs
date_range Published 27 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 8.9 MB) get_appFact sheets for first 10 sites for DIN
date_range Published 27 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 10 MB) get_appFact sheet for remaining 10 sites for DIN
date_range Published 27 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 10 MB) get_appDRP and SSC modelling in the Ruamāhanga whaitua
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appFact sheets for first 10 sites for DRP
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 10 MB) get_appMap of DRP modelling outputs
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 18 MB) get_appFact sheets for first 10 sites for SSC
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 10 MB) get_appFact sheets for remaining 10 sites for SSC
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 10 MB) get_appMap of SSC modelling outputs
date_range Published 13 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 18 MB) get_appUpdated draft values and objectives cascade
date_range Published 06 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 184 KB) get_appHuman health E.coli summary presentation of modelling outputs by Jacobs
date_range Published 24 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appE.coli bench marking material for major rivers
date_range Published 24 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 39 KB) get_appE.coli bench marking and scenario summaries for major rivers
date_range Published 24 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 39 KB) get_appMap of e-coli modelling results - simulated swimming category changes
date_range Published 24 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 18 MB) get_appMaterial from engagement with community to help development of freshwater objectives for human health
date_range Published 24 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 313 KB) get_appDraft values and objectives cascade - Te Mana o Ruamāhanga
date_range Published 24 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 178 KB) get_appRuamāhanga Whaitua Committee approach to managing discharges
date_range Published 01 Jul 2017
Download now (PDF 663 KB) get_appPotential direction for management of discharges
date_range Published 03 Apr 2017
Download now (PDF 248 KB) get_appExamining options for allocating discharge limits in the Ruamahanga
date_range Published 03 Apr 2017
Download now (PDF 246 KB) get_appFarm scale planning by Richard Parkes
date_range Published 03 Apr 2017
Download now (PDF 1.9 MB) get_appLanding on management options
date_range Published 27 Mar 2017
Download now (PDF 349 KB) get_appPolicy framework
date_range Published 13 Mar 2017
Download now (PDF 201 KB) get_appExamining options for allocating discharge limits in the Ruamāhanga
date_range Published 13 Feb 2017
Download now (PDF 265 KB) get_appNutrient load modelling in the Ruamāhanga by John Bright
date_range Published 26 Jul 2016
Download now (PDF 2.6 MB) get_appNutrient load mapping by John Bright
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 2.1 MB) get_appInformation provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's water quality.
The following information on water quality in the region helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
Draft Surface hydrology in the Upper Ruamāhanga watershed by Christian Zammitt
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 17 MB) get_appHydrological model for Ruamāhanga, by Christian Zammit
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 3.1 MB) get_appSurface water quality modelling E.coli and sediment by Michelle Sands
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 3.1 MB) get_appE. coli and sediment by Michelle Sands
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appGaps and management options for nutrients and sediment by Murray McLea
date_range Published 07 Mar 2016
Download now (PDF 181 KB) get_appManaging pathogens
date_range Published 07 Mar 2016
Download now (PDF 367 KB) get_appCurrent management of nutrients and sediment
date_range Published 09 Feb 2016
Download now (PDF 101 KB) get_appWellington Regional Council policy approaches for managing sediment in the Ruamāhanga catchment by Andrew Stewart and Murray McLea
date_range Published 09 Feb 2016
Download now (PDF 409 KB) get_appNutrient management in the Ruamāhanga catchment by Murray McLea and Richard Parks
date_range Published 26 Jan 2016
Download now (PDF 661 KB) get_appRuamāhanga waterways - comparison with National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Attributes
date_range Published 16 Mar 2015
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appRiver water quality and ecological health in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Tessa Bunny et al
date_range Published 04 Aug 2014
Download now (PDF 2 MB) get_appRiver and stream water quality and ecological health by Tessa Bunny et al
date_range Published 04 Aug 2014
Download now (PDF 3.4 MB) get_appLand use and water quality by Andrew Stewart
date_range Published 16 Jun 2014
Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_appLand use in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Andrew Stewart
date_range Published 16 Jun 2014
Download now (PDF 109 KB) get_appMangatarere Stream Catchment Water Quality Investigation by J Milne et al
date_range Published 01 Jul 2010
Download now (PDF 3.3 MB) get_appInformation provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga Whaitua process and documents developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee.
The following information on the Whaitua process helps the Committee understand and complete the policy process better. The following information also includes documents developed by the Committee:
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                        Published 08 May 2018
                    Presentation by RWC to community on contents of WIP at workshop
    
            
                    
Presentation by RWC to community on contents of WIP at workshops
date_range Published 01 May 2018
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                        Published 30 Apr 2018
                    Presentation to RWC from GWRC flood protection - opportunities for whaitua implementation
    
            
                    
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                        Published 24 Apr 2018
                    Presentation by RWC to stakeholders on contents of the WIP at workshop 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 26 Mar 2018
                    WIP Structure Presentation to RWC
    
            
                    
Getting objective
date_range Published 09 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 981 KB) get_appWriting a good objective
date_range Published 09 Oct 2017
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                        Published 09 Oct 2017
                    Feedback on discharges survey and looking to water allocation 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 09 Oct 2017
                    Policy context of Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee decisions
    
            
                    
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                        Published 25 Sep 2017
                    Model - principles and values
    
            
                    
Mana whenua values
date_range Published 04 Sep 2017
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                        Published 01 May 2017
                    Freshwater management units (FMUs) for water allocation
    
            
                    
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                        Published 01 Mar 2017
                    Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee Decision Making Document 
    
            
                    
Planning diagram
date_range Published 01 Mar 2017
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                        Published 13 Feb 2017
                    Questions the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee will need to answer 
    
            
                    
Process diagram - from here to the WIP - 13 February 2017 (Diagram)
date_range Published 13 Feb 2017
Download now (PDF 104 KB) get_appScenario 1 - Business as usual
date_range Published 01 Jan 2017
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                        Published 01 Jan 2017
                    Defining freshwater management units for the Ruamāhanga catchment
    
            
                    
Defining a biophysical framework for freshwater management units for the Ruamāhanga Whaitua
date_range Published 01 Dec 2016
Download now (PDF 4.3 MB) get_appDiscussion and selection of policy approaches
date_range Published 08 Nov 2016
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                        Published 08 Nov 2016
                    Landing management options on the ground 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 08 Nov 2016
                    Policy approaches - stakeholder and community engagement
    
            
                    
RWC Gold, Silver and Bronze scenarios
date_range Published 01 Oct 2016
Download now (PDF 432 KB) get_appRecommended attributes for modelling
date_range Published 10 Oct 2016
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                        Published 19 Sep 2016
                    Draft management options for Gold scenario 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 05 Sep 2016
                    Developing Scenario 1 - Business As Usual
    
            
                    
Ruamāhanga Whaitua timeline - the finishing straight
date_range Published 15 Sep 2016
Download now (PDF 126 KB) get_appDesigning scenarios - Natasha Tomic and John Bright
date_range Published 15 Aug 2016
Download now (PDF 256 KB) get_appFinal vision and outcomes for the Ruamāhanga Whaitua developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee
date_range Published 01 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 55 KB) get_appWater management issues in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee
date_range Published 01 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 208 KB) get_appRiver management through FMPs by Mark Hooker
date_range Published 07 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 732 KB) get_appRiver management in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Hayley Vujcich
date_range Published 07 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 346 KB) get_appRuamāhanga Collaborative Modelling Project Status Summary
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 505 KB) get_appDefining a biophysical framework for FMUs of the Ruamāhanga Whaitua by Caroline Fraser
date_range Published 09 May 2016
Download now (PDF 3.9 MB) get_appUpdating the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee on the modelling by John Bright
date_range Published 09 May 2016
Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_appPolicy options and scenarios
date_range Published 23 Mar 2016
Download now (PDF 188 KB) get_appFreshwater Management Units - LWP, by Ton Snelder
date_range Published 07 Mar 2016
Download now (PDF 3.5 MB) get_appProposed Natural Resources Plan by Jonathan Streat
date_range Published 03 Aug 2015
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appModellling the Ruamāhanga - Aqualinc, by John Bright
date_range Published 03 Aug 2015
Download now (PDF 704 KB) get_appOur Ruamāhanga Whaitua Values - Interim - Presentation to the Community by the Whaitua Committee)
date_range Published 15 Jun 2015
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Information provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga Whaitua process and documents developed by the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee.
The following information on the Whaitua process helps the Committee understand and complete the policy process better. The following information also includes documents developed by the Committee:
Attributes by Andrew Stewart
date_range Published 15 Jun 2015
Download now (PDF 285 KB) get_appAttributes by Andrew Stewart
date_range Published 15 Jun 2015
Download now (PDF 336 KB) get_appWhaitua Introductory Briefing - Wairarapa Water Use Project, by Michael Bassett-Foss
date_range Published 15 Jun 2015
Download now (PDF 566 KB) get_appDealing with data and uncertainty - LWP Ltd, by Ton Snelder
date_range Published 15 Jun 2015
Download now (PDF 874 KB) get_appRuamāhanga Whaitua new processes and partnerships - Team Ag, by Jamie Falloon
date_range Published 16 Mar 2015
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appNational Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014 by Emily Greenberg
date_range Published 08 Sep 2014
Download now (PDF 337 KB) get_appMahinga Kai in Wairarapa Moana and 5 principles for the whaitua by Ra Smith
date_range Published 08 Sep 2014
Download now (PDF 293 KB) get_appLimits framework
date_range Published 16 Jun 2014
Download now (PDF 379 KB) get_appImplementing the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 by Emily Greenberg
date_range Published 16 Jun 2014
Download now (PDF 750 KB) get_appSoils and Land Use Capability of the Ruamāhanga catchment
date_range Published 01 May 2014
Download now (PDF 522 KB) get_appHydrological systems of the Ruamāhanga catchment
date_range Published 01 May 2014
Download now (PDF 765 KB) get_appThe climate of the Ruamāhanga catchment
date_range Published 01 May 2014
Download now (PDF 570 KB) get_appThe geology of the Ruamāhanga catchment
date_range Published 01 May 2014
Download now (PDF 1 MB) get_appWairarapa Valley sub-region State of the Environment summary
date_range Published 01 Jun 2012
Download now (PDF 8.1 MB) get_appInformation provided by experts on the Ruamāhanga's water quantity.
The following information on water quantity in the region helps the Committee understand the catchment better:
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                        Published 24 May 2018
                    Water quantity limits for the major quantity freshwater management units
    
            
                    
Committee recommendations around water allocation
date_range Published 26 Mar 2018
Download now (PDF 345 KB) get_appCommittee recommendations for transitioning to higher minimum flows in the Waipoua River and Upper Ruamahanga River
date_range Published 26 Mar 2018
Download now (PDF 419 KB) get_appRaising the minimum flow on the Waingawa River
date_range Published 26 Mar 2018
Download now (PDF 280 KB) get_appOptions for transitioning to minimum flows and Category A restrictions - 12 March 2018 (Presentation)
date_range Published 12 Mar 2018
Download now (PDF 288 KB) get_appSummarising how changes in minimum flows affect municipal water takes
date_range Published 19 Feb 2016
Download now (PDF 232 KB) get_appDraft summary of notes from RWC water allocation community meetings
date_range Published 19 Feb 2018
Download now (PDF 230 KB) get_appWater Allocation wash-up
date_range Published 19 Feb 2018
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                        Published 05 Mar 2018
                    Notes from RWC follow up meeting with potentially directly affected water users
    
            
                    
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                        Published 14 Feb 2018
                    Notes from Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee meeting with potentially directly affected water users 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 12 Feb 2018
                    Notes from Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee meeting with potentially directly affected water users
    
            
                    
Notes from Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee meeting with potentially directly affected water users
date_range Published 08 Feb 2018
Download now (PDF 251 KB) get_appPresentation from RWC to potentially directly affected water users at meetings
date_range Published 08 Feb 2018
Download now (PDF 680 KB) get_appLetter 2 to potentially directly affected water users from RWC
date_range Published 30 Jan 2018
Download now (PDF 278 KB) get_appLetter 1 to potentially directly affected water users from RWC - Sent 12 January 2018 (Letter)
date_range Published 12 Jan 2018
Download now (PDF 134 KB) get_appFAQs associated with letter 1 to potentially directly affected water users from RWC
date_range Published 12 Jan 2018
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                        Published 25 Sep 2017
                    Narrative summary of minimum flows and allocation limits by river 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 25 Sep 2017
                    Draft preferences for water allocation provisions by major river
    
            
                    
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                        Published 25 Sep 2017
                    Managing limits
    
            
                    
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                        Published 25 Sep 2017
                    Water allocation policy package story
    
            
                    
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                        Published 25 Sep 2017
                    Re-allocation at consent expiry 
    
            
                    
Allocating water at consent expiry
date_range Published 25 Sep 2017
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                        Published 04 Sep 2017
                    Managing Category A groundwater, municipal supply and water races at minimum flows 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 04 Sep 2017
                    Progressively implementing water allocation 
    
            
                    
Draft minimum flow and allocation table
date_range Published 04 Sep 2017
Download now (PDF 345 KB) get_appMinimum flows in community water supply and water race rivers
date_range Published 04 Sep 2017
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                        Published 16 Aug 2017
                    Reliability summary for Upper Ruamāhanga and Waipoua Rivers 
    
            
                    
Reliability summary for Upper Ruamāhanga and Waipoua Rivers
date_range Published 14 Aug 2017
Download now (PDF 286 KB) get_appDraft minimum flow and allocation table
date_range Published 13 Aug 2017
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                        Published 14 Aug 2017
                    Managing Category A groundwater, municipal supply and water races at minimum flows
    
            
                    
Re-allocation at consent expiry
date_range Published 14 Aug 2017
Download now (PDF 342 KB) get_appRe-allocating water in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua
date_range Published 31 Jul 2017
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                        Published 31 Jul 2017
                    Draft Committee preferences for minimum flows and allocation limits for major Ruamāhanga rivers
    
            
                    
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                        Published 26 Jun 2017
                    Recommendations for draft policy and rule preferences for PA water takes 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 26 Jun 2017
                    Advice to RWC on permitted activity provisions 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 12 Jun 2017
                    Summary of initial water allocation modelling results
    
            
                    
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                        Published 12 Jun 2017
                    Initial water allocation modelling results
    
            
                    
Allocation modelling to support RWC decision making
date_range Published 12 Jun 2017
Download now (PDF 338 KB) get_appPermitted water takes in recent plans (post NPS-FM)
date_range Published 12 Jun 2017
Download now (PDF 231 KB) get_appAdditional material for permitted activity discussion
date_range Published 12 Jun 2017
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                        Published 22 May 2017
                    Water quantity limits, by Mike Thompson and Alton Perrie
    
            
                    
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                        Published 22 May 2017
                    Glossary of water quantity allocation terminology 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 22 May 2017
                    Permitted activities one page summary 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 22 May 2017
                    Modelling river flows 
    
            
                    
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                        Published 01 May 2017
                    Potential water allocation direction two page summary 
    
            
                    
Small stream allocation fieldtrip and workshop one page summary
date_range Published 27 Feb 2017
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                        Published 27 Feb 2017
                    Joint presentation by NIWA and Cawthron on small stream allocation
    
            
                    
Background memo to small stream allocation fieldtrip
date_range Published 27 Feb 2017
Download now (PDF 286 KB) get_appManaged aquifer recharge proposed modelling scenario
date_range Published 08 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 983 KB) get_appRecommendations on approach to allocation option testing
date_range Published 25 Oct 2016
Download now (PDF 260 KB) get_appWater Wairarapa - Water storage scenario
date_range Published 19 Sep 2016
Download now (PDF 1.3 MB) get_appWater allocation policy at consent expiry/renewal/application
date_range Published 01 Aug 2016
Download now (PDF 345 KB) get_appConfirming the options for testing alternative minimum flow and allocation "futures"
date_range Published 25 Jul 2016
Download now (PDF 129 KB) get_appWater allocation and minimum flows by Caleb Royal
date_range Published 25 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 6.1 MB) get_app'New Water'
date_range Published 04 Jul 2016
Download now (PDF 4.5 MB) get_appWater allocation concepts
date_range Published 04 Jul 2016
Download now (PDF 491 KB) get_appModelling Permitted Groundwater Use in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua
date_range Published 07 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 1 MB) get_appInformation on water allocation and minimum flows provided to the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee
date_range Published 07 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 843 KB) get_appThe water allocation framework
date_range Published 07 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_appLow flows in the Ruamahanga catchment, by Andy Duncan
date_range Published 11 May 2016
Download now (PDF 3.1 MB) get_appWater allocation concepts
date_range Published 23 May 2016
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appRe-allocating water
date_range Published 23 May 2016
Download now (PDF 111 KB) get_appConcepts for managing water allocation
date_range Published 23 May 2016
Download now (PDF 340 KB) get_appWater allocation issues
date_range Published 07 Mar 2016
Download now (PDF 147 KB) get_appWater allocation in the Proposed Natural Resources Plan
date_range Published 07 Dec 2015
Download now (PDF 1.9 MB) get_appAllocating water in the Proposed Natural Resources Plan
date_range Published 07 Dec 2015
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appWater use and allocation
date_range Published 16 Jun 2014
Download now (PDF 715 KB) get_appWater allocation in the Ruamahanga Whaitua
date_range Published 16 Jun 2014
Download now (PDF 1 MB) get_appCultural Values for Wairarapa Waterways Report by Caleb Royal
date_range Published 01 Jan 2011
Download now (PDF 2.2 MB) get_appThe Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee is considering many strands of knowledge. The following information and independent expert advice are part of that collective knowledge.
Please note, the technical reports below are pending third party review.
                Prepared for GWRC by Jacobs
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                    Ruamāhanga catchment - Assessment of background instream nutrient yields
    
            
                    
                Prepared for GWRC by Jacobs
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                        Published 01 Aug 2018
                    Ruamāhanga catchment modelling - Water quality freshwater objectives and load setting 
    
            
                    
                Prepared by Mike Thompson, GWRC
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                        Published 01 Jun 2018
                    Comment on the minimum flow setting in the Ruamāhanga Whaitua
    
            
                    
                Table example prepared by Jacobs (Links with report titled 'Ruamāhanga Catchment Modelling - Water quality freshwater objectives and load setting' by Jacobs)
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                        Published 01 May 2018
                    Example scenario calculation - using NO3-N 
    
            
                    
                Prepared by Mark Heath, Environmental Science department, GWRC
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                        Published 01 Jan 2018
                    Setting nutrient criteria to achieve desired community periphyton biomass attribute states at Ruamāhanga reporting sites 
    
            
                    
A coupled hydrodynamic-ecological model to test management options for restoration of lakes Onoke and Wairarapa
Prepared for GWRC by Environmental Research Institute University of Waikato Read more here
date_range Published 01 Apr 2018
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                Prepared for GWRC by Jacobs
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                        Published 01 Mar 2018
                    Water quality modelling of the Ruamāhanga catchment - Baseline and calibration
    
            
                    
                Prepared for GWRC by Jacobs
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                        Published 01 May 2018
                    Water quality modelling in the Ruamāhanga catchment - Scenario modelling
    
            
                    
Economic assessment of scenarios for Ruamāhanga Whaitua Collaborative Modelling Project
Prepared for GWRC by Landcare Research Read more here
date_range Published 01 Apr 2018
Download now (PDF 1.9 MB) get_appWairarapa Flow Regimes - Economic impact assessment of draft Plan changes
Link to report prepared in July 2015 for GWRC by LWP as part of the draft Natural Resources Plan process Read more here
date_range Published 01 Jul 2015
Download now (PDF 665 KB) get_appRuamāhanga Social Assessment Report
Prepared for GWRC by Nick Taylor and Associates Read more here
date_range Published 01 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 2.9 MB) get_appMinimum flow and allocation options for the Ruamāhanga River and major tributaries
Prepared by Mike Thompson, Environmental Science Department, GWRC Read more here
date_range Published 01 Apr 2018
Download now (PDF 3.3 MB) get_appFarm-Scale Modelling Report Ruamāhanga Whaitua Collaborative Modelling project
Prepared for Ministry of Primary Industries by T Parminter & J Grinter Read more here
date_range Published 01 Jul 2016
Download now (PDF 5.9 MB) get_appSupplement to the Farm-Scale Modelling Report
Prepared for GWRC by T Parminter Read more here
date_range Published 01 Dec 2016
Download now (PDF 1.3 MB) get_appModelling Farm-Scale Mitigation Options for the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Collaborative Modelling Project
Prepared for Ministry of Primary Industries by R Muirhead, Ag Research Read more here
date_range Published 01 Jun 2016
Download now (PDF 557 KB) get_appNutrient Load Mapping Methodology
Prepared for GWRC by J Bright, Aqualinc Read more here
date_range Published 01 Nov 2016
Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_appImpact of Climate Change on Inflows to the Ruamāhanga Groundwater Management Zone
Prepared for GWRC by Christian Zammit, NIWA Read more here
date_range Published 01 Feb 2017
Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_appSurface Hydrology in the Ruamāhanga Hill Country Catchment
Prepared for GWRC by Christian Zammit, NIWA Read more here
date_range Published 01 May 2017
Download now (PDF 4.3 MB) get_appManaged Aquifer Recharge: Exploration Scenario Modelling
Prepared for GWRC by Mark Gyopari, Earth in Mind Read more here
date_range Published 01 Jul 2017
Download now (PDF 2.8 MB) get_appGroundwater Recharge and Irrigation Demand Modelling Ruamāhanga Collaborative Modelling Project
Prepared for GWRC by J Bright, J Weir, & A Dark, Aqualinc Read more here
date_range Published 01 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 8.5 MB) get_appRuamāhanga Catchment Groundwater Modelling
Prepared for GWRC by C Moore, M Gyopari, M Toes, & D Mzila, GNS Read more here
date_range Published 01 Oct 2017
Download now (PDF 23 MB) get_appResults of Ruamāhanga Groundwater Flow and Transport Modelling for the Ruamāhanga Whaitua Committee: Business as Usual, Silver and Gold Scenarios
Prepared for GWRC by ZI Rawlinson, C Moore, M Gyopari, & M Toes, GNS Read more here
date_range Published 01 Nov 2017
Download now (PDF 22 MB) get_appEffects of Land and Water Management on Ecological Aspects of Major Rivers
Prepared for GWRC by R Storey, S Wood, M Hicks, & A Perrie, NIWA Read more here
date_range Published 01 Sep 2017
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