Atmospheric analysis

River floods occur when water spills from a river channel onto land that is normally dry, and are one of New Zealand's costliest natural hazards.

The main characteristic of the Marlborough climate is its dryness. Summer droughts are frequent, and the region is often swept by warm, dry northwesterlies.

What are the potential sources of sediments from land use activities?

Freshwater eels have an unusual life cycle which sees them travelling between the ocean, estuaries and freshwaters.

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Whitianga Wharf sea levels

RV Tangaroa is New Zealand’s only ice strengthened and dynamically positioned deep-water research vessel.

Coastal risk exposure for New Zealand, adaptation guidance for local government and relevant summaries of previous court cases and Building Act 2004 determinations.

Each waterway has its own particular characteristics relating to water flow, velocity, and quantity.