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Forestry activities
Forest plantations in Aotearoa can be found on flat, gently rolling, or very steep terrain. -
Freshwater fish species list
A list all of New Zealand's freshwater fish species. -
Stream periphyton monitoring manual
This manual prescribes a set of sampling and analysis protocols applicable to most of the common stream habitats in New Zealand. -
Mahinga kai and migration
A high proportion of New Zealand’s native freshwater fish fauna need to migrate to and from the sea. -
Kanae
Grey mullet have a worldwide distribution and Aotearoa is at the southern limit of their range. -
Temperature changes
Temperature affects the number and type of animals and plants that live in a waterway. -
Estuaries
Education ResourceAn estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from the land meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean. -
Tuna - diet
Longfin eels are the largest and longest-lived fish in New Zealand's freshwaters, and where they are present they are the top predator. -
Freshwater monitoring and reporting
Research ProjectNIWA's research on freshwater monitoring and reporting is one of three research areas within the 'Values, Monitoring and Outcomes' (VMO) programme led by Landcare Research. -
Nutrients and wastewater
How do nutrients from wastewater treatment enter waterways? -
Coralline Algae
This identification guide covers the common crustose coralline algae found in central New Zealand. -
New Zealand rushes (Juncus): factsheets and key
New Zealand rushes (Juncus): species-level factsheets.
