Manawatū River at Ahimate Park

Ahimate Park is a lovely open park with lots of surrounding trees for the family to have an afternoon swim and run around. The swimming hole is a lovely sheltered spot, and great for families. The park and surrounding walkways are an off leash area for dogs, for more information please click here. Ahimate Park has a friendly community - find out more here. 

What is Horizons doing to improve the river?
Water quality in the Manawatū River is a result of what happens in the huge catchment area upstream of it.

Horizons works to improve water quality by:

• Ensuring waste that has to go into water is properly treated to meet water quality standards
• Monitoring water that is taken out of the river so there is enough for everyone, including the fish
• Helping to fence off rivers and streams so stock do not get into water and contaminate it
• Helping rural land users to stop soil eroding from hills and into water

Manawatū River Leaders' Accord
Industry, councils, iwi and environmentalists have made a promise to look after all the rivers in the Manawatū Catchment. It is called the Manawatū River Leaders' Accord and more information can be found here.