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Tuna - commercial fisheries
Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s -
Ideas for projects using climate data
Education ResourceIdeas for projects using climate data -
Atmospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, and stratospheric change
Research ProjectCFCs have damaged the ozone layer and led to higher UV levels and increased health risks. Our role is to understand the causes and effects of ozone depletion, to inform the public of the risk. -
Investigating ocean acidification
Feature story06 June 2017The world’s oceans are acidifying as a result of the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by humanity. -
Water diversion
Diverting water away from its natural channel for commercial or private use. -
Biological limitations
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. -
Sediment and urbanisation
How does urbanisation increase sediments in waterways? -
Climate data and activities
We provide an overview of New Zealand climate data for use in school projects. -
Electronic Weather Station - NIWA EWS
These gather top-quality data and are used throughout New Zealand in the National Climate Network. -
Southland
Southland is both the most southerly and most westerly part of New Zealand and generally is the first to be influenced by weather systems moving onto the country from the west or south. -
Identification guides
Useful information and resources on New Zealand's marine flora and invertebrate fauna. -
Giant kōkopu
The largest member of the Galaxiidae family.