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    An appraisal of water use management in New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy at Massey University
    (Massey University, 1975) Walker, Evan Andrew
    Water use management is defined in the context of the New Zealand law and overall water resource management. A simple descriptive model is then introduced as a theoretical framework for examination of the management structures and procedures which are shown as links between the social and biophysical systems. A brief history of the evolution of water use management in New Zealand is outlined, using the development of legal controls as an index. The provisions of the principal enabling law, the 1967 water and Soil Conservation Act, and its subsequent amendments are detailed, and present the management regime discussed in terms of the general model. Problems and Issues with the present management framework are described. The Water Rights system and Water Quality Management (in particular - Classification) are dealt with in detail as the two major procedures, and other technical, administrative and legal issues are identified. The appropriateness of the present Water Rights and controlling agencies (the Regional Water Boards) for water use management is discussed. The topical subjects of land use planning and regional reorganisation are included. An attempt is made to place the New Zealand management in perspective, particularly in terms of overseas experience, and the study is concluded with a view of the prospects for the future.
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    Integrating policy and science to improve the management of freshwater [i.e. fresh water] in New Zealand : a thesis prepared in partial fulfilment of a Masters Applied Science in Natural Resource Management
    (Massey University, 2011) McArthur, Kathryn Jane
    Water is an important resource that is degraded in many rivers, including some in New Zealand. The environmental improvements resulting from regulation to improve water quality are frequently not monitored, the effectiveness of water quality policies is typically unknown and there are often no clear measures of success built in to policy development. Two studies were selected to examine these issues in relation to regional planning in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand. In the first study, two successive plans that used numerical limits to improve water quality were assessed. The successes and failures of the first planning approach were examined and compared with more recent use of limits in the regional plan. Seven steps to developing robust water quality limits were recommended. In the second study, the monitoring of the effectiveness of freshwater policy was considered and a regional approach to plan development which combined science and policy presented. The approach was built on a catchment-based geographic framework of water management zones, water body values and water quality limits. To measure policy success a ranked matrix method was recommended that combined plan objectives and water quality limits. Integrated and collaborative approaches to policy development, setting of water quality limits and policy effectiveness monitoring were key recommendations from both studies and will be increasingly relevant to future water resource management in New Zealand.