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Fish screening: timing matters
Effective fish screen facilities adapt to ever-changing river conditions and fish populations. -
Fish screening: fish-led design
Effective fish screen facilities work with fish behaviour, not against it -
Fish screening
Research ProjectGuidance for enhanced fish protection around irrigation water intakes designed to safely direct fish past the intake. -
Kahui and partnerships
Our programme is anchored by mātauranga and partnerships. -
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
