Atmospheric analysis

Chemical contaminants are chemicals toxic to plants and animals in waterways.

Submerged plants have a number of advantages that favour their use as indicators of lake ecological condition.

A regional climatology is a summary of the typical weather and climate of a region, based on historical data observations made at climate stations located within the region.

Atlantis is a 3D, spatially-explicit, trophodynamic ecosystem model that integrates biology, physics, chemistry and human impacts to provide a synoptic view of marine ecosystem function.

Some simple steps to minimise the effects of aquaculture activities on water quality and mahinga kai.

How may the activities of the mining industry influence water resources?

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

An illustrated example, showing how to input data and interpret SolarView results.

The kākahi or freshwater mussel was a valuable mahinga kai resource for many Māori.

The NIWA library collection contains items in a range of formats, covering subjects including atmospheric and climate research, aquaculture, oceanography, fisheries and marine sciences.

Currently, the most reliable method to estimate the age of tuna is by examination of their otoliths or "ear bones"