Water is important to us for a range of different reasons. Identifying values provides us with an understanding of what's important to our community and needs to be protected or restored. Read more about what we value about water.

Southland's water quality is a mixed bag. The way we use the land differs across Southland so the impacts on our freshwater, whether positive or negative, are often specific to a catchment. We monitor at 60 sites in 49 rivers and streams in Southland to get an indication of the overall health. Take a look into how Southland's freshwater is faring. Read more about the current state of our water.

Ki uta ki tai, from the mountains to the sea – there is a connectedness to our environment. Our actions in one part of the system can have impacts and flow-on effects in another. Water moves through the landscape, across, above and below, interacting with land, air and us. Every part of its journey shapes it, as it does with us. Read about what we are aiming for.

There are many things that we can do to sustainably manage and improve our freshwater ways, from planting alongside rivers and streams to checking what's going down our stormwater drains. We all have a part to play. Read about how we are making change.