Atmospheric analysis

Urban stormwater can contain a variety of contaminants at a wide range of concentrations, collected as the rainwater runs over impervious surfaces.

See our ID guides for invertebrates.

ID guides to a range of macrophytes.

Urban drainage systems include pipe networks, streams and rivers, often in a highly modified condition.

NIWA has a range of services and research capabilities to assist with assessing and managing the effects of stormwater and urban development on streams, estuaries and harbours.

NIWA has a series of identification guides available to help you identify New Zealand fish species both in the field and in the laboratory. The quick-guides are great for use in the field and the formal keys provide a greater level of detail.

Access commonly cited references for the NZFFD and the Catchments of New Zealand publication.

Our biosecurity management tools include: assessment models, field surveys, management advice and the testing of control methods.

A Ministry for Primary Industries-funded study has shown that grass carp, in enclosures, can be used as an effective means of controlling invasive plant species in our waterways.

NIWA answers a wide range of scientific questions using ocean modelling. These models can be linked to well established weather forecasting models to predict ocean temperature, sea level and the dispersal of pollution.

This system is based on these papers.