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Water take
Water take (also known as water abstraction) has a range of valuable public and private uses. -
When fresh water meets salty water
When fresh water meets salty water - a classroom exercise that explores the physics of estuaries. -
Wood processing
Trees are grown and converted into a range of useful timber and paper products. -
CASAL
CASAL is an advanced software package developed by NIWA for fish stock assessment. -
QGIS
QGIS is a free, open source, desktop mapping tool, widely used in New Zealand in government, research, commercial and NGO arenas. -
Our mission
NIWA's mission is to conduct leading environmental science to enable the sustainable management of natural resources for New Zealand and the planet. -
Lesson 9: Ngā Tohu o te Taiao – Māori environmental indicators
Education ResourceThis lesson will explore the use of Māori environmental indicators [tohu] to anticipate local weather and climate conditions. -
Mean monthly temperatures (°C)
These datasets are available in a range of formats. -
Assessment of crop and tree species growing potential using climate, soil and topographic information
Research ProjectThis project demonstrates how to assess high value alternative land-use options by means of a quantitative analysis of the growing potential of selected niche crops and tree species. -
Lake Ōmāpere and the Utakura River
Tuna harvested from Lake Ōmāpere and Utakura River catchment have long comprised an important fishery for tangata whenua.