Atmospheric analysis

In this climate education resource, you can download this climate summary in a range of formats.

As this region is sheltered by high country to the south and east, it has less wind than many other parts of New Zealand.

We have prepared a breakdown of the different guidelines that are available for sampling freshwater fisheries. The overview provides links to key documents that explain what should be considered when designing fish monitoring studies and how to implement the various sampling techniques.

An interactive guide to the sponges of New Zealand.

NIWA has developed a real time UV display in consultation with the Cancer Society and Sunsmart.

Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s

Find out more about emergent aquatic plants.

NIWA's seafood sector work comprises our fish, fisheries and aquaculture research and consultancy.

To prepare for changes in climate, our freshwater and oceans decision-makers need information on species vulnerability to climate change.

Identifying biological factors that may be limiting fish numbers requires sampling to ensure that key invertebrate prey species are not scarce and that pest fish, especially predators, are not abundant.

Ideas for projects using climate data