A set of references and links useful for Water Managers
- Managing riparian zones: A contribution to protecting New Zealand's rivers and streams.vol. 1: Concepts. (PDF 343 KB) Collier, K.J.; Cooper, A.B.; Davies-Colley, R.J.; Rutherford, J.C.; Smith, C.M.; Williamson, R.B. (1995).
- Managing riparian zones: A contribution to protecting New Zealand's rivers and streams. Vol. 2: Guidelines. (PDF 247 KB) Collier, K.J.; Cooper, A.B.; Davies-Colley, R.J.; Rutherford, J.C.; Smith, C.M.; Williamson, R.B. (1995).
- Stream shade: towards a restoration strategy Rutherford, J.C.; Davies-Colley, R.J.; Quinn, J.M.; Stroud, M.J.; Cooper, A.B. (1999).
- New Zealand stream health monitoring and assessment kit.
- A guide for assessing effects of urbanisation on flow-related stream habitat. (PDF 1.4 MB) S. Elliott, I. Jowett, A. Suren and J. Richardson. 2004.
- LakeSPI: a tool for monitoring the ecological condition of New Zealand lakes.
- Guidelines for Artificial Lakes. Before construction, maintenance of new lakes, rehabilitation of degraded lakes ELF11243; HAM2012-045. 177 p. Gibbs M, Hickey C 2012.