Story: Rivers
Page 9. All images & media
From page 1 - How New Zealand rivers are formed
From page 2 - Types of river
From page 3 - Māori and rivers
From page 4 - The impact of European settlement
From page 5 - Changes to river environments
From page 6 - Conserving rivers
From page 7 - Rivers and culture
How to cite this page
David Young, Rivers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/6330/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by David Young, published 1 March 2009.