Atmospheric analysis

Drought is a common feature of New Zealand's climate. On average, every year or two somewhere in New Zealand experiences a drought.

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

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How do agricultural activities potentially influence water flows?

How healthy is your stream? SHMAK - the New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit - has been designed to help you find out.

Māori have an extensive knowledge of the ecology of freshwater eels, and have maintained their customary fisheries for several centuries.

One of the most common species of freshwater fish in Aotearoa is the common bully or toitoi.

Hydrocarbons, although requiring increasingly responsible use, are still an essential part of our modern economy. NIWA has provided survey and consultancy services related to the exploration of offshore mineral resources for thirty years.

What are the impacts of water dams on water quality and mahinga kai?

The condition of many NZ lakes is under threat from land-use changes and the invasion of alien aquatic plants.

Hull-mounted on the RV Tangaroa, the EM302 multibeam echosounder maps the seafloor using a fan of 288 acoustic beams, producing up to 864 soundings per ping in dual swath mode, providing 100% coverage of the seabed.

A basket star was the first reported animal trawled up from the deep sea back in the early 1800s so they have a spot in the history books of deep ocean exploration.