Story: Water resources
Page 8. All images & media
From page 1 - Water supply, floods and droughts
From page 2 - The hydrological cycle
From page 3 - Rain, snow and ice
From page 4 - Groundwater and lakes
From page 5 - Rivers
From page 6 - Managing water resources
How to cite this page
Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, Water resources, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/1979/media (accessed 14 June 2026).
Story by Mike Scarsbrook and Charles Pearson, published 1 March 2009.