Issue 61 • April 2016
CONTENTS
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When river meets
the sea
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Makara Estuary
monitoring
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Chair’s message
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In brief
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In the news
10 Case study: Sumner
Coastcare Project,
Christchurch
11 Wave interactions
in Napier
12 News from the regions
15 NZCS Management
Committee and
Regional Coordinators
16 Corporate Members
16 New NZCS publication
When river meets the sea
By Dr Craig Stevens, NIWA/University of Auckland Joint Graduate
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