Rivers Group - Manatiaki Kōawa

New Zealand's national body for working together to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to river management - supported by @EngineersNZ and @Water_NZ

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Unfortunately due to the current COVID-19 situation the 2021 NZ Rivers conference will be postponed.
The good news is that the conference will now take place from 27 - 29 April 2022.
Our AGM will still be taking place on Wed 17 Nov 2021. Details for this will follow shortly.

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Interested in learning more about river behaviour and ecology in relation to river management?
Check out this awesome workshop being run on 6 & 7 Sept by Professor Ian Fuller and Professor Russell Death at Massey University.
For all the details visit: https://t.co/FCzn2tfUPd

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UPCOMING WEBINAR - 25 May 12pm - 1pm

Join us for a free webinar on Natural Channel Design, by Bryn Quilter, Senior Civil and Environmental Engineer at @TonkinTaylor

For more details and to register visit https://t.co/66j8Qpk6UK

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Are you a river/flood risk manager in Aotearoa New Zealand? Want to help researches gain a better understanding of how residual flood risk is managed Aotearoa New Zealand?
If you are keen to be involved, check the survey that @waikato are undertaking https://t.co/tbseHD5c4Q

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WEBINAR: Australian rainfall and runoff: to the extreme!

The Australian Water School has a free 90min webinar on 23 March exploring the implications of these current extreme weather events through a panel of industry experts.
For all the details check out https://t.co/cBiLWk4tF2

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**Rivers Group Conference Update**

Unfortunately the conference committee has made the tough decision to postpone the conference due to the current covid situation.
We have rescheduled it to take place from 9 - 11 November.
Check out all the details at https://t.co/vnnQ97Zvmq

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Very interesting article with implications for future flood management: “Scientists say that a rapid drop in emissions because of Covid played a key role in record rainfall in China in 2020.” https://t.co/uGtBFQ6ADm

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*CONFERENCE ANNOUCEMENT*
We are currently monitoring the COVID 19 situation in relation to our conference scheduled for 27 - 29 April 2022. We will make a decision if this will proceed on Wednesday 23 March.
For more information check out https://t.co/vdQvGlrmus

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2021 RIVERS GROUP AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

WINNER: Arch Campbell Award - Brendan Paul

Brendan has been at the forefront of floodplain management practice within New Zealand for almost 35 years, addressing flood risk via a floodplain management approach.

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2021 RIVERS GROUP AWARD ANNOUCEMENT
WINNER: Wahine Toa Award - Dr Jo Hoyle
Jo’s work has been fundamental to furthering our knowledge and understanding of how our unique braided rivers evolve through time, and the connection between river geomorphology and river ecosystems.

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2021 RIVERS GROUP AWARD ANNOUCEMENT
WINNER: Early Career Award - Emma McFarlane
Emma received the award for her work on all stages of the Motueka River Levee Refurbishment project including hydraulic modelling, risk assessment, shovel ready funding application and construction.

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We have the AGM this month, but you can get your webinar fix by tuning in to a Climate Change and Geomorphology talk presented by the Australia New Zealand Geomorphology Group. RG frequent contributor Ian Fuller will be presenting. https://t.co/VFRxRpkVQB

#rivers #geomorphology

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NZ Rivers Group AGM is THIS WEDNESDAY (17 Nov 2021).
It will be held virtually at 3pm.
Make sure you come along to hear about what's been happening this year, and find out who the winners of our various awards are.
To register visit: https://t.co/KvAMPK0hnl

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Looking for your next career move in the river management industry? Check these out!
@OtagoRC - https://t.co/iau6wJ0YUF
@ourwaikato - https://t.co/6EMv36ZQxt
@greaterwgtn - https://t.co/gCd6nEhD7S
@tasmandc - https://t.co/W6zO71UWqY
@NRCexpress - https://t.co/16elO7uyNY

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Some great things can be done with aerial photography, drones and videos. Check out this video of the Hutt River pre WWII (1939) and today (2021).

https://t.co/nNiIPoP7oQ

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Each year the NZ Rivers Group awards a prize to the top performing student in the River Processes and River Management papers at Massey University.

Congratulations to Katherine Martin and Alice King for their outstanding work in what was another challenging year.

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Do you know a hard working river professional in NZ?
Why not nominate them for this year's NZ Rivers Group Awards.
We have 3 awards up for grabs including CASH PRIZES for some.
For all the details check out our website at https://t.co/Q5jAXpdWAb
Applications close 25 Oct 2021

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It's the last few days to get your early bird tickets for our 2021 Making Room For Rivers Conference!!
For all the details check out https://t.co/kpPQ1tCEsI

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Know someone who has been doing awesome work in the NZ Rivers Space? Check out some of our new awards.
There are $500 prizes up for grabs.
Check out our website for more information - https://t.co/cXiqL5hwXN
Applications close 25 Oct 2021.

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Yesterday was World Rivers Day.
What kind of things did you get up to in celebration of your favorite river??

#WorldRiversDay #NZRivers #NZRiversGroup