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Taking care of our land, rivers, streams and harbours

The Waikato region has more than 16,000 kilometres of rivers and streams! Stream and river stability, soil stability and flooding are influenced by natural events and processes and people’s activities over an entire catchment. So, it’s important that we don't just manage a stream or river in isolation but instead manage its catchment as a whole. This is integrated catchment management (or ICM).

Learn how integrated catchment management in the Waikato region protects land, water and communities by reducing flood risk, improving water quality and supporting sustainable environmental outcomes.
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Find out more about what we do, and what's going on in your area

Your zone

We've divided the region up into eight catchment management zones, for service delivery. Find out who your local contacts are, and what's going on.

Flood protection

Explore flood protection services in the Waikato region, including how schemes, river management and infrastructure reduce flood risk and protect communities, land and assets.

Flood resilience programme

Learn about some of our key flood management infrastructure projects. These projects form a critical part of our planned regular renewal and maintenance programme.

Land drainage

Waikato Regional Council provides a drainage service for flat rural land in the Lower Waikato, Waipā , Central Waikato, West Coast and Waihou-Piako zones.

River management

Living near a river, or owning land that contains a river, offers many benefits but also involves inherent risks. Waikato Regional Council helps manage rivers to reduce impacts from flooding, improve riverbank stability and water quality, and support environmental outcomes.

Integrated Catchment Management Committee meetings

Check out the agendas, minutes and information from Council and committee meetings.

Coastcare groups

Coastcare groups are involved in caring for beaches around the region. They are partnerships between the local community, iwi, district councils and Waikato Regional Council, working together to protect and restore our precious coasts.

Landcare groups

Landcare groups are partnerships where local people work together to take action on water quality, soil erosion, pest management and biodiversity.