The Nevis River: An Example of River Conservation in the New Zealand Context

摘要

In 1990 river management, in New Zealand was focused on a limited number of conflicting objectives and suffered from the overlapping policies of different agencies (Scott and Watson, 1994). New Zealand's Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967 encouraged a 'multiple use' approach to water resources which resulted in the incremental loss of natural and amenity values of rivers. At the time river management lacked any real integration despite a growing awareness of the importance of rivers as fish and wildlife habitats and landscape features, and the need to conserve them.