Current monitoring shows water levels nearing bank-full at the Floraville crossing. Following a relentless monsoonal trough that has dropped record-breaking rainfall across the Gulf Country, the lower Leichhardt is experiencing significant inundation that threatens to isolate remote stations and disrupt critical transport routes throughout this region of Australia
Eight-year-old Finn Priest-Jacobs has a special connection to the Waikato River, New Zealand’s longest. Recently, he helped River Mixer “collect” this waterway, a hands-on introduction to environmental care. But Finn’s involvement is just one part of the Waikato’s story, which includes dramatic geological forces, deep cultural ties for the Māori people, and the inspiring work of Finn’s mother, Ceana, with Outdoor Kid, nurturing future conservationists. Explore the many layers of the Waikato River, seen through Finn’s growing appreciation and the collective desire to protect this vital taonga (treasure).
