13 June 2022
The June 2022 Freshwater Update features research on using algae to remove nutrients from agricultural runoff, improving the water quality of Lake Hayes and optimising aquatic alligator weed management.
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Wetland grass workshops for regional councils
Regional councils and researchers now have another tool in their kit to help identify natural wetlands, thanks to research shared by NIWA freshwater ecologist Paul Champion.
Updating a plan to restore Lake Hayes
A NIWA study has helped secure funding to restore the water quality of Lake Hayes in the Wakatipu Basin in Central Otago.
Blake Ambassadors embedded in the freshwater programme
A marae, a brewery, and NIWA’s Northland Marine Research Centre at Ruakākā.
Optimising aquatic alligator weed management
Alligator weed was introduced to Northland, New Zealand in the 1880s-1900s, and is now well established in the region and further south to the Waikato.
Staff profile: Iñigo Zabarte-Maeztu
Meet Iñigo Zabarte-Maeztu a freshwater ecologist at NIWA.