Hydrology and flow

Bringing together leading scientific organisations and regional councils, this project aims to develop a sophisticated computer modelling framework that will enable users to accurately predict how much freshwater is available, where it has come from, and how quickly it moves through New Zealand catchments.

Now back on dry land, Voyage Leader Richard O'Driscoll reflects on the final days of RV Tangaroa's 2015 Antarctica expedition.

New Zealand’s climate is changing – and so are our freshwaters.

These are some publications related to the Environmental flows programme.

Publications related to the Hydrological observations and predictions programme.

This programme is focussed on understanding the effects of human use of surface and groundwater systems to inform more sustainable water allocation decisions that benefit ecosystems and communities.

How much water is in our rivers and groundwater aquifers, how has that has changed over time and how might it change in the future?