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Water abstraction and agriculture
How do agricultural activities potentially influence water flows? -
Mitigation and best practice options
Some simple steps to minimise the effects of aquaculture activities on water quality and mahinga kai. -
Toitoi
One of the most common species of freshwater fish in Aotearoa is the common bully or toitoi. -
Water clarity
Water clarity or turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness in a fluid caused by individual small particles (suspended solids). -
Wood processing
Trees are grown and converted into a range of useful timber and paper products. -
Dry stock
Dry stock farming consists predominantly of pasture grazing beef cattle, sheep, and deer for meat, wool, and velvet production. -
Mining
Mining is the extraction of metal and mineral resources, such as gold, coal, petroleum, and ironsand -
Impacts of water dams
What are the impacts of water dams on water quality and mahinga kai? -
Tuna
Tuna or freshwater eels are a very significant, widely-valued, heavily-exploited, culturally iconic mahinga kai resource. -
Water resources and mining
How may the activities of the mining industry influence water resources? -
Restoration and enhancement of piharau / kanakana / lamprey
Research ProjectNIWA is leading a new six-year research project that seeks to increase our understanding of piharau/kanakana/lamprey, using Mātauranga Māori, social science and biophysical science approaches. -
Submerged plants as bio-indicators
Submerged plants have a number of advantages that favour their use as indicators of lake ecological condition.
