River Notes Aotearoaan independent guide to New Zealand rivers and the outdoorshttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/2026-11-06T09:12:00+13:00Looking after a river you usehttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/looking-after-a-river-you-use/2026-11-06T09:12:00+13:00Check, Clean, Dry, toileting and campsites, weeds on the banks, and how ordinary river users can help keep track of a river’s health.New Zealand’s native freshwater fishhttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/native-freshwater-fish/2026-11-06T08:44:00+13:00Galaxiids, bullies, eels, lamprey and the fish behind the whitebait catch. Who lives in our rivers, why so many of them need the sea, and why culverts matter.Getting started with packrafting and river kayakinghttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/getting-started-with-packrafting-and-kayaking/2026-11-06T08:16:00+13:00How river grades work, why a club or course is the right first step, the kit that matters, and the lifejacket rule that now applies to small craft.Whio: the blue duck of fast rivershttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/whio-the-blue-duck/2026-11-06T07:58:00+13:00Whio live year-round on fast, clean mountain rivers and nowhere else in the world. Why they need that water, what threatens them, and what to do when you meet a pair.Reading river flow and rainfall data before a triphttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/reading-river-flow-data/2026-11-06T07:31:00+13:00Councils publish live river levels and rainfall for hundreds of sites. Here is how to find them, what a rising hydrograph is telling you, and the traps to avoid.River crossing basics for trampershttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/river-crossing-basics-for-trampers/2026-11-06T07:05:00+13:00Most of river safety is deciding not to cross. Here is how to plan for unbridged crossings, read the warning signs, and what the mutual support method looks like.How New Zealand protects a riverhttps://www.wrap.org.nz/notes/how-nz-protects-a-river/2026-11-06T06:42:00+13:00Water Conservation Orders, national parks and stewardship land do different jobs. The Mōkihinui River shows how they fit together.