Freshwater

Maintaining good water quality is important for healthy ecosystems and healthy humans. NIWA are experts in providing and servicing the water quality monitoring equipment you need to effectively monitor water quality in lakes, streams, coastal waters and estuaries.

Specialists in the chemical analysis of rivers, lakes, oceans and streams

NIWA has been awarded $10.2m to investigate an invasive clam that was only recently discovered in New Zealand waters.

Investigating the effectiveness of an acoustic bubble-screen in minimising the movement of pest fish

Developing the monitoring and evaluation approaches that respond to the hauanga kai aspirations of Ngaati Mahuta

Constructed wetlands a natural solution to reduce agricultural pollution.

NIWA scientists have mapped the whole of Lake Wānaka in incredible detail.  

Developing a snowmelt forecast system to enable more accurate and confident forecasts of river flow and alpine hazards.

A team of NIWA scientific divers have successfully searched for a freshwater freak of nature in Otago’s alpine lakes.

NIWA measurement, research and tools support strategies being used to reverse the degradation of freshwaters and restore ecosystems throughout New Zealand.

NIWA provides measurement, knowledge and tools to the managers of New Zealand's stream, river, lake and groundwater quality.

NIWA research into freshwater invertebrates supports a greater understand of the role of these varied aquatic species in habitat and ecosystem health.