With 94 percent of our urban waterways and 82 percent of our rural waterways not reliably swimmable through the year, many were underwhelmed with the actions laid out by the #actionforhealthywaterways package last week... thespinoff.co.nz/science/29-05-…

There's never enough time to talk to all the water champions around NZ; we were thrilled last week to finally have the opportunity to connect with Eugene Doyle who is doing some very challenging but hugely important work up in Wellington at Owhiro Bay. stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/…

Sending our love to all of you beautiful water champions. We hope you've enjoyed the return to Level 1 and are looking forward to some of your favourite pre-lockdown activities this weekend!

Experts weigh in on the Government's disappointing long-term #waterways package to improve our #lakes and #rivers... stuff.co.nz/environment/30…

After a couple of months locked away, it was wonderful to get back out to Corfe Reserve with Villa Maria College today. Thanks to our friends EOS Ecology and @ChchUniversity for providing the opportunity for students to learn more about the Ōtākaro/Avon River. #drinkablerivers

"It's essential we clean up our waterways," says Annette Lees, water champion and author of Swim, "even though it is a complex problem and it will take a fundamental re-think of the way we think about and treat the natural world." nzherald.co.nz/the-vision-is-…

Team Drinkable Rivers has put together this short video on the Avon/Ōtākaro River in Ōtautahi CHC. #CheckItOut! 💦🌳 tinyurl.com/DRfilm

Thousands of #native #seedlings were #planted throughout #Christchurch over the weekend. Awesome work by all the groups and volunteers who turned out to lend a hand! #drinkablerivers stuff.co.nz/environment/cl…

Thanks to our friends at Water New Zealand for publishing this great little feature on Drinkable Rivers in their July/August issue! Read the full article here: water.partica.online/contrafed/july…

New Zealand has set a target to make 90% of our rivers swimmable by 2040, but Drinkable Rivers knows this isn’t good enough. They are working to ensure we hit this target ahead of time. Check out this six-minute video on their flagship project. vimeo.com/436567796

Where to from here for the Red Zone? Our friend Evan Smith from Avon-Ōtākaro Network is featured in the press again this morning to discuss. stuff.co.nz/the-press/busi… #drinkablerivers #Christchurch

Thanks to Edmund Hillary Fellowship for this profile on our River Queen, Bex! Their team recently wrote this piece about her and her business #authenticstorytelling which features #drinkablerivers and her ongoing work with us to give our rivers a voice. <3

Something to consider as you cast your vote in a few weeks... #nzelection #freshwaterregulations #drinkablerivers stuff.co.nz/national/polit…

The life and legacy of our friend, Evan Smith. <3 stuff.co.nz/the-press/news…

The DR team was lucky enough to catch the sunshine yesterday for a leisurely team meeting in the Botanics. Thanks to #envirohub for generously offering us this great space! #drinkablerivers @ Christchurch Botanic… instagram.com/p/CE7b7_Cg89L/…

Pressing PAUSE...#drinkablerivers is taking a bit of quiet time out after World Rivers Day this weekend to regroup and prepare for our upcoming clearing and planting day later this year. We'll be back in November to tell you all about it. Until then, stay safe water champions!

Celebrating World Rivers Day with a 20k sunrise walk from Southshore Spit to Brooklands Spit. #drinkablerivers #wrd instagram.com/p/CFnQwERAbwa/…

What an incredible turnout for World Rivers and Fish Migration Day with @opawahoheathcote! Head down to South Library and join us for workshops, planting and prizes until 3pm today. @ South City Central Library instagram.com/p/CFnWjwSAzWG/…

What a beautiful day it turned out to be for a riverside planting! #drinkablerivers #worldriversday instagram.com/p/CFnhJpZgcIp/…

Last week, the DR team got the opportunity to attend the launch of the Community Waterways Partnership. We're proud to be teaming up with our fellow water advocates and many other Christchurch organisations in a commitment to show up for our waterways. Photo by Christchurch City Council