Abstract: Monitored changes in Te Awarua-o-Porirua over the past decade indicate an overall decline in estuary quality with a general trend of elevated mud content, and high rates of deposition, indicating excessive sediment inputs to the Harbour.

Citation: Stevens LM, Rabel H, Forrest, BM. 2023. Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour Sediment Plate Monitoring – January 2023. Salt Ecology Report 118, prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council, July 2023. 24p.

Author: Leigh Stevens, Hayden Rabel and Barrie Forrest. Salt Ecology.