On average, we are made up of around 60 per cent water, so understanding more about it will help us look after it and ourselves for a healthy future.
At home or at school, you can discover and share these fun facts about water and its amazing journey from sky to sea. Where it comes from, where it goes and how we are all an important part of this cycle along the way. These fact sheets, posters and illustrations are a Water Guardian's best friend. There are even some ways for you to start growing vegetables - carrots and beans - and start your journey to creating an edible garden for your family!
This summer, limit your water use but not fun!
This summer, limit your water use but not fun!
Be smart with your water use outdoors. Use water but don't waste it.
Learn how to grow carrots
Grow a bean in a glass jar
Reuse water from inside the home onto your garden
Reuse water from inside the home onto your garden
Find out how you you can help your household to become waterwise.
All about the precious resource
wai / water
What's a gigalitre? It's a lot of water

What's a gigalitre? It's a lot of water
This map shows you where your water comes from and how it's stored and protected before it continues its journey to you.
Clean, safe water for you and your family

Clean, safe water for you and your family
Before you fill your water bottle or wash your hands, the water you use will have been treated by one of Auckland's 15 water treatment plants. Download the Waikato Water Treatment Plant poster and also take a look at how we treat your water and see the process in action.
What's the dam difference?
What's the dam difference?
Hydro-electric dams are used to create energy, while our water storage dams exist to store water. Find out more about their differences.
From sky to sea and back again!

From sky to sea and back again!
With no real beginning or end, water makes its way to us, through us and around us every day - stopping to share a moment. Water is a traveller, but never takes a holiday.
Activity Sheet (ENG)

Activity Sheet (ENG)
Ever wondered why liquid and ice come from the sky? Have a look at our water cycle cut and paste activity and see if you can work out the various stages along the way. If you’re finding some of the labels difficult to place, have a look at our water cycle poster for assistance.
Activity Sheet (TE REO MĀORI)

Activity Sheet (TE REO MĀORI)
The labels at the bottom of the sheet follow the same order as our English version.
Ever wondered why liquid and ice come from the sky? Have a look at our water cycle cut and paste activity and see if you can work out the various stages along the way. If you’re finding some of the labels difficult to place, have a look at our water cycle poster for assistance.
Ardmore Water Treatment Plant
Redoubt Road reservoir project
Redoubt Road reservoir project
Take a look at our Redoubt Road site. It currently has two large reservoirs that hold 120 million litres of water. The addition of a third reservoir, will take total storage to 165 million litres.
Planting millions of native trees
Planting millions of native trees
Over the next 30 years we'll plant millions of native trees to help regenerate the land.
Helping native eels migrate to Tonga
Helping native eels migrate to Tonga
Each year, we trap native adult eels and release them downstream so they can journey to the Pacific. So, what about the juvenile eels?
All about how we treat
wastewater
Wastewater treatment is a big job

Wastewater treatment is a big job
Take a look a closer look at Auckland's largest wastewater treatment plant.
Identify key processes to treat wastewater

Identify key processes to treat wastewater
From UV disinfection to filtration, take the challenge to see if you can label each of the liquid treatment processes correctly.
Water Guardians don't waste water, but the water we have used is called 'wastewater'

Water Guardians don't waste water, but the water we have used is called 'wastewater'
And how it is treated afterwards is super important for the health of our communities and our environment. This process is really interesting, involving lots of clever people and technology to make sure our wastewater is clean enough to continue its journey in the cycle. You can find even more about the process here.
Māngere's Coastal Walkway is home to some
feathered friends
Birds that call our Coastal Walkway home
Birds that call our Coastal Walkway home
Find out what bird specifies migrate to our Coastal Walkway each year.
Native bird numbers taking off
Native bird numbers taking off
Find out what is attracting native shorebirds back to our Coast Walkway and Māngere.
A selection of general
activity sheets
Water Guardians know a leaky tap when they see one

Water Guardians know a leaky tap when they see one
Challenge your friends to the Drips and Rainbows game - ride the rainbow to the top, but beware of the falling drips!
Help keep our water clean and safe

Help keep our water clean and safe
Like us, fish, animals and birds rely on clean water to survive too. Find out about some of the things that are harming our world's waterways.
Water pollution is a big problem

Water pollution is a big problem
So here are more facts to help you understand some of the issues and why it's important to be a Water Guardian for your waterways.
An elephant can smell water up to 19km away

An elephant can smell water up to 19km away
This and other interesting water facts to download, learn about and share.
Even more amazing water facts

Even more amazing water facts
Another 20 interesting things you didn't know about water, until now.
Water conservation tips for Water Guardians

Water conservation tips for Water Guardians
'Conservation' might seem like a big word, but it means doing small things to look after what we already have, so that we can continue to enjoy it. With water, conservation is easy when you master these tips and tricks. You can find out more here too.
Get your hands on this great game

Spot the difference colouring sheets for kids

Spot the difference colouring sheets for kids
Do you want more than a colouring activity? Well, we've got just the thing.
Click the download button below, then look closely at the two sheets - 'wasting water' and 'conserving water'. Can you find the things Sam and his family are doing to save water and the things they could do to improve their water savings? Flo, the water drop, has hidden herself in the illustrations. Can you find the places she has visited? Don't look at the third page - which has all the answers - until you're done.