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Kahui and partnerships
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Under Cover: Evaluating Benthic Barriers as a control tool
Finding effective non-chemical methods to eliminate invasive clams in New Zealand waters -
Predicting dispersal of aquatic invasive species in lakes
Research Project3D hydrodynamic modelling of lakes using weather data and river inflows as inputs to simulate spread -
Listening to lake health through underwater soundscapes
Exploring sound as a tool to influence invasive gold clam behaviour or survival -
Have you seen freshwater bubbling up at the coast?
Media release03 March 2026Earth Sciences NZ is asking beachgoers, boaties and divers to help locate freshwater springs in the ocean, contributing to a better understanding of coastal groundwater systems.
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Toitū ngā taonga waimāori: cultural keystone species, Māori livelihoods and climate change
Research ProjectStrengthening resilience of whānau livelihoods and cultural practices and supporting freshwater environments and taonga species as we navigate our way through climate change. -
The impact of the invasive gold clam on water security
Implications for freshwater security, ecosystem health and critical infrastructure. -
Develop predictive models
Research aim: Developing predictive models -
Native plant “super producers”
Research ProjectA nature-based solution to reduce metal toxicity in our streams. -
Stopping the gold clam: Programme updates
Publication seriesTo keep you informed on our research, tools and resources we have launched our regular e-newsletter update. -
Degraded estuaries feel the heat
Media release11 December 2025Degraded estuaries are less resilient to the impacts of heatwaves, new research from Earth Sciences New Zealand shows. -
It’s breeding season for invasive clam
Media release20 November 2025Earth Science NZ researchers are seeing signs that the breeding season for the invasive freshwater gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) has begun.
