The Styx Living Laboratory Trust is a local river care group, that has been running since 2001.

The Trust’s purpose is developing learning and research in the Pūharakekenui (Styx) River catchment, a spring-fed ecosystem on the northern edge of Christchurch, New Zealand.
It is Ōtautahi Christchurch’s third largest river.

We the trustees, volunteers, and staff are advocates for maintaining water quality and other values (including drainage, ecology, landscape, culture, heritage, and recreation) in the river.

We are passionate about our river and want it to remain clean, healthy, and biodiverse, so it is available for future generations to use and enjoy.