This report describes the broad scale condition of nine Kāpiti coast estuaries, undertaken in January 2019. The assessment of estuary condition includes mapping of substrate, macroalgae, and saltmarsh, the collection of water quality data, and comparison with previous condition assessments in 2007.

Keywords: Kāpiti coast, estuary, salt marsh, environmental monitoring

Author/s: Leigh Stevens and Barrie Forrest. Salt Ecology.