1. Chairperson’s message 

2. Articles 

     a. Braided rivers and landscape-scale perspective 

     b. Policy translations for river managers 

3. Scholarships and awards 

     a. Rivers Group Student Research Grant winners    

     b. Rivers Group Awards – call for nominations 

4. Events 

     a. Conferences 

     b. Regional events 

5. Professional development opportunities 

6. Membership survey 

7. General information

1. Chairperson’s message 

2. New Committee Member 

3. Articles 

     a. Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme (CEnvP) Geomorphology Specialist – a certification for you? 

     b. An overview of channel response along the Hapuku River following landslide dam breach 

     c. ‘Making Room for Water – An Urban Example from Australia 

     d. Wonderful Wai Science Kits – Summaries 

4. Scholarships and Awards

     a. Rivers Group Award Winner 

     b. Rivers Group Scholarships 

5. Events 

     a. Upcoming conferences 

     b. Wellington Regional Event 

6. Professional development opportunities 

7. General information

1. Chairperson’s message 

2. New Committee Members 

3. Articles 

     a. Cloud computing, satellites, and large-sample geomorphology: revisiting classic hypotheses 

     b. Exploring geomorphic disturbance and recovery on the dynamic East Coast – a wrap-up of the 2024 ANZGG Conference 

     c. An update on Freshwater Reform 

4. Scholarships and awards 

     a. Jacqui McCord 

5. Events 

     a. New Zealand Hydropower Conference 

6. Professional development opportunities 

7. General information

1. Chairperson’s message 

2. Articles 

     a. Mixed messages: a braided rivers community engagement problem

     b. Making room for rivers: why and how should we do that? 

3. 2023 Awards and scholarships 

     a. Award winners 

     b. Student research scholarship recipient 

4. Events and CPD opportunities 

     a. Floodplain Management Conference Australia 

     b. CPD opportunities 

5. Survey as part of Master’s research 

6. General information

1. Chairperson’s message

2. New Committee member 

3. Articles 

     a. Zone committees get stream-side to learn about Rangitata Revival 

     b. Modern river management in times of climate change 

     c. Unique relationship brings biodiversity benefits to Waiau Toa 

     d. Innovation allows for better fish travel around river flood infrastructure 

4. Events 

     a. NZ Rivers Group conference 2023 

     b. Water NZ conference & expo 2023 

     c. Floodplain Management Australia Conference 

5. Awards

     a. Call for nominations for Arch Campbell, Wahine Toa and Early Career awards 

6. Professional development opportunities

7. General information

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. New Committee Members 

3. Articles 

     a. Confinement and braiding loss in Canterbury rivers 

     b. Coseismic river avulsion 

     c. It is time to make room for rivers 

     d. University of Auckland students take part in the river styles course 

     e. Reflection on the 25th International Rivers Symposium, Vienna

     f. Engineering New Zealand Rivers Group UC Prize g. NZ Rivers Group NBEA submission 

4. Events 

     a. NZ Rivers Group conference 2023

     b. NZ Rivers Group scholarships 

     c. Professional development opportunities

1. Chairperson’s Message

2. Articles

     a. NIWA research update: Braided river morphodynamics

     b. Fish passage assessment tool

3. 3. Events

     a. Webinar summary: Connecting with the future generation of river scientists

     b. Rivers Managers Professional Development Programme: Cultural and Environmental values webinar series

4. General information:

     a. Call for contributions

     b. Rivers Group Manatiaki Kōawa Mission Statement

     c. List of committee members with email addresses

1. Chairperson’s Message

2. Articles

  a. NIWA research update: Braided river morphodynamics
  b. Fish passage assessment tool

3. Events

  a. Webinar summary: Connecting with the future generation of river

  scientists
 b. Rivers Managers Professional Development Programme: Cultural

  and Environmental values webinar series

General information:
• Call for contributions
• Rivers Group Manatiaki Kōawa Mission Statement
• List of committee members with email addresses

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Introducing our new committee member 

3. Articles 

    a. Hōteo Sediment Reduction Project 

    b. Getting to the core problem: Unlocking flood history 

    c. Reaching for broader outcomes through flood protection projects 

    d. Making room for rivers 

4. Upcoming event: River Practitioners Workshop 

General information: 

• Call for contributions 

• Rivers Group Manatiaki Kōawa Mission Statement 

• List of committee members with email addresses

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Introducing our new committee member 

3. Article 

     a. Kopurererua River realignment to restore path of Taurikura 

4. Opportunity: Co-funded student research project 

General information: 

• Call for contributions 

• Rivers Group Manatiaki Kōawa Mission Statement 

• List of committee members with email addresses

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Articles 

     a. Geomorphic study of the Kourawhero Stream 

     b. The relations between residents, rivers and restoration - the

     Waimatā River 

     c. Exploring holistic approaches to landscape analyses by weaving

     fluvial geomorphology and Mātauranga Māori 

     d. Scale-dependency in morphodynamics and contrasts in channel

     stability 

     e. Research update: Integrating River Stories in catchment

     management plans 

3. Events 

     a. River Geomorphology Toolbox Workshop, Gisborne 

     b. River Practitioners Workshop, Massey University, Palmerston North 

     c. Events Roundup 

4. Awards

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Articles 

     a. NIWA research update: Braided river morphodynamics 

     b. Fish passage assessment tool 

3. Events

     a. Webinar summary: Connecting with the future generation of river scientists 

     b. Rivers Managers Professional Development Programme: 

Cultural and Environmental values webinar series General information

• Call for contributions 

• Rivers Group Manatiaki Kōawa Mission Statement 

• List of committee members with email addresses

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Rivers Group 2020 AGM 

3. Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management conference 2020 

4. Articles 

     a. Reforming the Resource Management System 

5. Research at the Universities 

     a. Instream wood as an integral part of the fluvial system 

     b. Benefits of fine sediment for river restoration 

     c. Introducing a hydropower reservoir operation routine into a spatially distributed hydrological model for the management of multiple reservoir systems 

6. Future Events

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Student Research Grant Winners 

3. Room for the River 

4. NZHS, NZ Rivers Group & NZFSS Joint Conference 

5. Arch Campbell Award 

6. Conform to Reform: What are the Immediate Challenges that the Three Waters Reforms Bring? 

7. General Information 

• Call for Contributions 

• About the Rivers Group 

• List of Committee Members

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Introduction to 2020 Committee in Detail 

3. Student Research Grant Award Winners 

4. Articles 

    a. Roimata Food Commons, Christchurch 

    b. Water Regulations: Challenges & Opportunities 

5. Policy Updates 

6. Events 

7. Arch Campbell Award 2020

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Introduction to 2020 Committee in Detail 

3. Scholarships Announcement 

4. Update From A Past Award Winner 

5. Events: Review of May/June Webinars 

6. Article 

     Taking the Plunge Down Under: Reflections on 18 Months in the NZ

     Rivers World 

7. Research at the Universities 

    a. Massey University Rivers News 

    b. Master thesis research at University of Canterbury and University of

    Twente 

8. Future Events

1. Chairperson’s Message and Welcome to 2020 

2. AGM Report 

3. 2020 Committee 

4. Arch Campbell Award 2019 Recipient Citation Ian Heslop 

5. Articles 

     a. Waikato Sediment Model 

     b. Kaituna River re-diversion 

     c. Te Pourepo o Kaituna wetland 

6. Research at the Universities 

    a. Summer research experience working on braided river experiments 

7. Future Events 

     a. Rivers Group – 2020 Conference 

     b. World Fish Day 

     c. HIWE 2020

1. Chairperson’s Message 

2. Articles 

     a. New Pathway for Rivers 

     b. River Management for Flood Protection in NZ 

     c. Treading Water 

     d. River Poem 

3. Contestable Funds Project Update 

     a. Waiapu River Water Resource Study 

4. What’s On: 

     a. University of Canterbury Waterways Postgraduate conference 

     b. Rivers Group Annual conference Auckland

1. From the Chair 

2. Introducing your Committee Members 

3. Articles 

     a. A system approach for managing and communicating risk for levee-protected communities 

     b. NZ’s contribution to ICOLD dams and levees committee 

     c. Our Changing Rivers: developing experimental river systems in the laboratory 

     d. Back on the River - Reflections from a River Guide 

     e. A River Engineer mentoring our young people 

4. New Zealand Rivers Group Photo Competition Winner 

5. What’s On 

     a. Massey student event 

     b. Engineering New Zealand Rivers Group and RCEM International Conference 2019

1. From the Chair 

2. Introducing your Committee Members 

3 Articles 

     a. The New Zealand Water Model (NZWaM) – a new water modelling approach 

     b. Argyll East School - Stream Restoration Project 

4. New Zealand Rivers Group Photo Competition Winners 

5. What’s Been 

     a. Whakatane Workshop 

6. What’s On - Engineering New Zealand Rivers Group and RCEM International Conference 2019 

7. NZ Rivers Group Members Honoured as Fellows of Engineering New Zealand 

8. Membership Update 

9. Job Vacancies

1. From the Chair 

2. Introducing your Committee Members 

3. Committee Update 

4. About the EngNZ Rivers Group 

5. Articles 

     a. The long road to planning for natural hazards - Reflections on Mangaroa 

     b. Ōtaki Flood Damages Assessment 

6. The Arch Campbell Award – 2018 Awardee 

7. Contestable Funds 2018 – Progress Reports 

8. Contestable Funds 2018 – Successful Applications 

9. Photo Competition Link to Vote 

10. What’s Been 

     a. Canterbury Event 

     b. Wellington Event 

     c. Annual Conference Palmerston North 22 - 23 November 

11. What’s On - EngNZ Rivers Group and RCEM International Conference 2019 

     a. The Waterways Research Output webpage 

     b. Members only area on website 

     c. International Wetlands Conference 2020

1. From the Chair 

2. Introducing your Committee Members 

3. About the EngNZ Rivers Group 

4. Articles 

     a. Peak runoff control for farm contaminant retention in the Waituna Catchment - Southland 

     b. Cashmere Stream Care Goup Newsletter 

5. Obituary - Daya Atapattu 

6. The Arch Campbell Award – Nominations open 

7. Contestable Funds 2018 – Applications open 

8. What’s On 

     a. Canterbury Event 

     b. World Rivers Day 23rd September 

     c. Special Announcement for our very own Photo Competition 

     d. Wellington Event 

     e. Annual Conference Palmerston North 22nd and 23rd November 

9. What’s Been 

     a. Wellington Event 

     b. Manawatu Regional event 

     c. Massey Student event

1. From the Chair 

2. Introducing your Committee Members 

3. Articles 

     a. Roxburgh Debris Flow 

     b. Assessment of Flood Risk and Bank Erosion Clutha River 

     c. GWRC Ruamuhanga Whaitua Implementation Programme 

     d. Ngongotaha Flood Event Review 

4. Update Reports on Rivers Group Contestable Funds’ Project 

     a. Mayfly Research Project Steve Pohe 

     b. Koranui School’s Stream Kaitiaki Project 

5. New Books - Must Reads! 

6. What’s On 

     a. Rivers Group Manawatu Regional Event in Conjunction with  RSNZ 24th July 

     b. Annual Conference Palmerston North 22nd and 23rd November

7. What’s Been - Fish Passage Guidelines Launch

1. Chairperson's Report

2. Introducing your Committee Members 

3. Regional Events  

4. Whakatane Floods article

5. Woody Debris Research Article

6. What’s Been

     a. IPENZ Rivers Group Annual Conference Report 2017

7. What’s On 

     a. Launch and Workshop: NZ Fish Passage Guidelines 18th April 2018

     b. Rivers Group Annual Conference 19th-24th November 2018

8. Announcements 

     a. Summary of Members Survey Results

     b. Prize Winners for Rivers Group Survey

1. From the Chair

2. River Bed Ownership and Margins

3. Zero Carbon Act Summary Paper

4. Zero Carbon Act Press Release

5. Phormidium Growth Responses in Rivers

6. Braided Rivers: Surface Water / Ground Water Interactions

7. The Evolution of River Width Design for Gravel Bed Rivers in New

    Zealand

8. What’s Been
    a. IPENZ Rivers Group Annual Conference Report
    b. Canterbury Waterways Symposium Report
    c. 2017 Annual General Meeting

9. What’s on
    a. National Freshwater Conference: 14th -15th February 2018
    b. Launch and Workshop: NZ Fish Passage Guidelines 18th April 2018
    c. Rivers Group Annual Conference 19th -24th November 2018.

10. Announcements
    a. 2017 Arch Campbell Award
    b. NZ represented on the IAHR International Flood Risk Management

     Committee

1. From the Chair

2. Towards Uniformity in Flood Mapping

3. Three Agencies Work Closely Together

4. Climate Change Risk Assessments – What Can NZ Learn!

5. Using New Laser Technology to Measure Bank Erosion

6. What’s Been
    a. Wellington Regional Event
    b. Massey Student Event

7. What’s On
    a. Events Calendar
    b. Wellington Regional Event
    c. Auckland Modelling Seminar
    d. Auckland University Geomorphological Short Course
    e. International Society for River Sciences in Association with NZ Rivers

8. Group Conference 2017

9. Research Opportunity

10. Job Vacancies

1. From the Chair

2. Minimising the Environmental Effects of Dredging the Wharemauku

   Stream

3. Massey University Project Updates
a. Hydrological limits setting: The missing tool for river management,

     Andrew Neverman

b. Application and Evaluation of Sediment Fingerprinting Techniques in

    the Manawatu River Catchment, New Zealand, Simon Vale
c. Flood Histories Project
d. River channel change and sediment transfers in the Ruamahanga

    catchment, Will Conley

4. Rivers in the news

5. Contestable Funds

6. What’s on
a. Geomorphic Principles and Applied Techniques in River Management

    Workshop
b. International Society for River Sciences in Association with NZ Rivers

    Group Conference 2017, Hamilton, NZ
c. International Conference on Fish Passage 2018
d. I.S.Rivers 2018 - 3rd International Conference

1. From the Chair

2. River Managers Workshop Wrap-up

3. Australian NZ Geomorphology Group Conference

4. Wetlands Book

5. What’s Been

6. What’s On

7. IMAV 2017 Conference

1. From the Chair

2. The Future of Flood Hazard Mapping

3. 20-21 June 2015 Major Lower Whanganui Flood

4. Construction of an impact plate Geophone to record sediment movements in New Zealand Gravel-Bed Rivers

5. Contestable Funds 2015 Progress Reports

6. Student Events

7. Regional Events

8. Workshops

9. Rivers Group Annual Conference 2016

10. Rivers Group Annual Conference 2017 - Advance Notice

11. Coming up in 2017

1. Words from the Chair

2. Kopeopeo Canal Remediation - Trial and Do Better!

3. Waimakariri Flood Protection Project: Building Banks and Raising Interest

4. UK National Flood Resilience Review Report Release

5. Black Willows in the Bay

6. Kapiti Expressway: New Waikanae Bridge Construction

7. Spatial effects of the Canterbury Earthquakes on Inanga Spawning

8.  Habitat and Implications for Waterways Management

9. IPENZ Rivers Group Contestable Funds 2016

10. Regional Events

11. What’s On?

1. From the Chair

2. The National Environment Monitoring Standards Project (NEMS) - What is it?

3. Freeboard with That?

4. World Fish Migration Day

5. Stopbank Renewal Prioritisation

6. Mother of all Clean Ups

7. Water NZ - Stormwater Conference Report

8. The IPENZ Rivers Group Public Project Grant

9. The IPENZ Rivers Group Student Research Grant Regional Events

10. WORKSHOPS
       • River Manager’s Workshop
       • Culvert Workshop

11. Annual Conference

1. From the Chair

2. 2015 Contestable Funds Project Updates
   a. Mangaotai Stream Rehabilitation
   b. Shifts in Distribution of Whitebait Spawning Grounds
   c. Development of an Impact Sensor for Peripyhton Flushing Assessment

3. ·Massey University Rivers Research Projects Reports
   a. Whanganui River Flood Studies
   b. Suspended Sediment Source Quantification Manawatu River

4. Regional Events
   a. Wellington Event: Delta Games
   b. Palmerston North: Joint IPENZ/Royal Society/Rivers Group

5. Workshops
   a. Culvert Workshop
   b. River Managers Workshop

6. Annual Conference

1. From the Chair

2. Fish Passage Advisory Group Update
   a. Sjaan Bowie

3. Delta Game
   a. Judy Lawrence

4. Wanganui Floods 20 June
   a. Peter Blackwood

5. GRWC Flood Awareness
   a. Daria Golub

6. Monitoring Hapua Outlet Dynamics
   a. Richard Measures

7. Hutt City CBD Flood Protection Scheme
   a. Graeme Campbell

8. What’s Been (2015)

9. What’s On (2016)

1. From the Chair

2. Fish Passage Advisory Group Update

3. 17th International Rivers Symposium

4. 2015 International Rivers Symposium

5. Tuna Hotel Trials

6. Periphython

7. 3D Unsteady Flow Analysis

8. IPENZ Transaction Notice

9. Rivers Student Events

10. What’s On

11. Work Placement Opportunities

12. 2015 NZ Rivers Group Symposium

» From the Chair Greeting from Mark Pennington.

» THE KAITUNA RIVER RE-DIVERSION AND WETLAND CREATION PROJECT P. De Monchy

» PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEE HANDBOOK

»FINDINGS FROM FIELD INVESTIGATIONS OF SIX FISH SCREENS AT IRRIGATION INTAKES M. Bonnett S. Bowie A. Meredith P. Reese M. Webb

»WORKING TOWARDS IMPROVED FISH PASSAGE MANAGEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND P. Franklin S.Bowie

» 10 YEARS ON FROM FEBRUARY 2004 A. Cook

»WHAT’S ON

» From the Chair Greeting from Mark Pennington.

»LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE TASMAN DISTRICT CAUSED BY THE DECEMBER 2011 AND JUNE 2013 RAIN STORMS MJ Page, GJ Stevens, RM Langridge, KE Jones

»CHALLENGES WITH SEDIMENT DYNAMICS IN MARLBOROUGH’S LOWER WAIRAU RIVER K Christensen, B Williman

»HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL’S FLOOD FORCASTING SYSTEM C Druery

»KAYAKING ON CANTERBURY RIVERS – VALUES, FLOW REQUIREMENTS, AND HAZARDS DA Rankin, N Earnshaw, IG Fox, T Botterill

»WHAT’S ON

» From the Chair Greeting from Mark Pennington.

»RIVERS GROUP ADOPTS ITS MĀORI NAME Lee Rauhina-August

»ONLINE RESOURCE IN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT An eBook by Gary Parker.

»“EXTRA! EXTRA! WEST COAST BRIDGE WASHES OUT!” … or did it?

» NEW ZEALAND SCIENTIST PRESENTS AT EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCE UNION – GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013.

»MANAGING FISH PASSAGE IN THE HIKURANGI SWAMP LAND DRAINAGE AND FLOOD PROTECTION SCHEME Conal Summers, Whangarei District Council

»UPCOMING EVENTS

≈ From the Chair Greeting from Mark Pennington.

≈ Māori Cultural Values for Waterways 9 May at Greater Wellington Regional Council.

≈ The Canterbury Earthquakes and our Rivers 9 May at Greater Wellington Regional Council.

≈ Insurance Industry Perspective The issue of stopbank reliability is discussed from an insurance perspective.

≈ Wairarapa Moana Wetland Project Ian Gunn give us the inside word on this nationally significant restoration project.

≈ From the Chair Stephen Coleman has had to step down as chair, with Mark Pennington taking over.

≈ 2011 Symposium The Annual Symposium will be held in Wellington on 5 December 2011.

≈ Earthquake Response A recent event held in Christchurch where the response of rivers to earthquakes was discussed.

≈ Rivers Group Fellow of IPENZ Our belated congratulations to Dr Graeme Smart on his nomination as a Fellow of IPENZ

≈ Rainfall and Runoff Guideline The idea of establishing a national rainfall-runoff guideline gains momentum.

≈ Conference Update Rivers Group involvement at the 2012 Stormwater Conference

≈ Emerging Perspectives in River Science and Management A short course for those interested in river dynamics.

≈ From the Chair Rivers Group Chairman, Stephen Coleman, with his regular column on what’s coming up.

≈ Sewage Overflows in Christchurch Rivers Aquatic ecologist Shelley McMurtrie reveals some effects that have been experienced following earthquakes

≈ Earthquake Damage to Waimakariri Stopbanks Environment Canterbury Rivers Engineer, Ian Heslop, discusses damage to flood protection structures largely due to liquefaction.

≈ Manapouri Hydropower System Modelling Hugh MacMurray provides insight into aspects of this scheme

≈ Upcoming Events

≈ Making Friends with the Crocodile The Editor comments on recent natural disasters, their effects on rivers and on learning from these 

≈ Ohau Channel and Okere Gates Resource consents for these have been renewed, although an appeal on the decision has been lodged. 

≈ Conference Update Rivers Group involvement at the 2011 Stormwater Conference 

≈ Queensland Floods Notice of an up-coming event for Rivers Group members. 

≈ Consents Granted for Shotover Training Line Progress is made with a significant flood mitigation project

≈ Symposium 2010 A complete run-down of the successful Symposium held in Hamilton also

≈ Rivers Group Annual Report Prepared by the Chairman, Stephen Coleman, on the group’s activities and achievements over the first year of existence

≈ Conference Update Notification of Rivers Group involvement at the 2011 Stormwater Conference

≈ Tauranga-Taupo Flood protection for a complex river system, John Duder, Tonkin & Taylor

≈ International Rivers Symposium A run-down on the event held in Perth, 11-14 October 2010

≈ Southland Floods

     Southland flooding in April 

≈ Fish Passage

     Local and international  experiences 

≈ Waipaoa Scheme

     A review of this Gisborne  flood protection scheme 

≈ MfE Climate Change Guidance

     The  latest on Climate Change Guidance 

≈ Symposium 2010

     Advance notice of the  Rivers Group Symposium 

≈ From the Chair

     An update from Stephen  Coleman  

≈ IPENZ Honours River Engineers

     Fellowships awarded

≈ Abstractions and Stream Flow

     A summary of how groundwater abstraction can affect flow in a stream or river 

≈ Flood-forecasting System in  Hawke’s Bay

    A description of a system that uses  observations to refine model calibration during the course of a flood event 

≈ International Perspectives

     An interview  with a NZ river engineer working abroad 

≈ Salmon Fishery Update 

     An update on the  salmon fishery of the South Island’s east coast rivers

≈ Physical Modelling

     Some salient questions  on the art of physical modelling of river systems are  asked 

≈ Mid-Heathcote River Linear Park  Masterplan

     A management plan for a river that  passes through a city

≈ Stormwater Conference

     The Rivers  Group is proud to be involved in bringing this conference  to yo

≈ ReesScan 

     A detailed investigation of sediment  transport taking place on the Rees River 

≈ Waimakariri Flood Protection 

     A long awaited flood protection project gets the green light 

≈ Turnbull Group Proposal 

     Water  governance in New Zealand under the spotlight 

≈ Maintaining biodiversity

     How to ensure  our waterways achieve the ecological balance that is  often promised but seldom achieved 

≈ Wild Rivers Campaign

     A campaign to  protect New Zealand’s rivers is launched 

≈ Far North River Management 

     River management tips 

≈ Upcoming Events  

≈ About the Rivers Group