About the Rivers Group
The Rivers Group was formed in 2009 to provide a forum for those involved with, and with an interest in rivers, flood risk management and the operational and environmental issues of catchments and river systems.
The Group incorporates a wide variety of fields and of practice and interest to do with rivers, including cultural health, water quality, water quantity, flood management, energy generation and environment protection, as well as promoting a multi-disciplinary approach for river management, that reflects cultural and societal diversity in an integrated and holistic manner.
Objectives
Key objectives of the Rivers Group are:
- To provide a national focus for all matters relating to rivers in New Zealand;
To promote best practice and the sharing of technical knowledge in all aspects of catchment management, flood risk management and river engineering throughout New Zealand;- To promote relevant science and research, disseminate information, hold events and otherwise promote leadership and best practice in river, catchment and flood risk management among professionals, academics, decision makers and the general public;
- To provide political and industry leadership towards achieving national consistency in government policies and programmes affecting catchment and river management and flood risk;
- To facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion with other professionals involved in catchment management, flood risk management and river management;
- To conduct all such lawful activities as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objectives of the Rivers Group, and to conduct all the affairs of the Rivers Group in a businesslike manner; and
- To give effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Please also see our draft Rules and draft Strategic Plan.
Bellmouth spillway, Waitakere, Auckland
Petone, 1976 floods, Evening Post photograph