The central North Island saw a significant rain event on the 9th and 10th of May. This caused the third most significant flood event in the last decade, albeit not by a large margin, with the Tongariro River seeing a peak from of 720.9 cubic meters per second (m3/sec). The rainfall was relatively localised, as […]
Advocate 25/1
Waikato Regional Council (WRC) to complete survey of flood protection assets in March 2025 In welcomed news, the WRC announced that survey works on the Tauranga Taupo and Tongariro rivers would be completed between the 3rd and 28th of March. This has been previously advised in the respective rivers Annual Works Plans 2024/2025, but none […]
Advocate 24/6
Seasons Greetings from the Advocates For the Tongariro River. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members and engaged community for the support offered in 2024. Without the high level of engagement we currently enjoy, our ability to advocate and lobby on behalf the the river, its environs and users, […]
Advocate 24/5
It is always a nice time of year to be around the Tongariro River in spring. After what has been a mostly dry winter, in the last six weeks we have seen the river flow rate over 100 cubic meters per second (m3/Sec) on three occasions. The largest was at the start of September when […]