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Obtaining climate data from NIWA
NIWA maintains the national climate database for New Zealand, and can supply data in a variety of ways. -
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Education ResourceThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is charged with assessing the most up to date scientific, technical and socio-economic research on climate change. -
Sediment and agriculture
How may agricultural activities increase sediments in waterways? -
Nutrients and wastewater
How do nutrients from wastewater treatment enter waterways? -
Rainfall Deciles (RD)
If you list all the historic rainfall totals for a particular month and for a specific location, rank these from lowest to highest, then divide the list into ten equal parts, you have identified the ten rainfall deciles for that month and for that location. -
What is Kaitiaki Tools?
Kaitiaki Tools is a guide to teach people (especially hapū and iwi groups) who manage the resource consent process. -
Mining
Mining is the extraction of metal and mineral resources, such as gold, coal, petroleum, and ironsand -
Q&A - Bloomin' algae!
Feature story06 June 2017A hot and steamy summer saw Kiwis heading down to rivers and lakes to cool off. But they weren’t the only ones enjoying the warmer weather – algae had a great time too. -
Air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors
ServiceNIWA provides ambient air quality monitoring services using low-cost ODIN (Outdoor Dust Information Node) sensors. -
Mean daily minimum temperatures (°C)
These datasets are available in a range of formats. -
Stormwater - an introduction
Stormwater poses risks to NZ’s urban streams & coastal waters, affecting ecological health & the cultural, social, & economic value of these environments.