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Water count
Feature story20 April 2018Ruth Beran discovers that public interest in the state of fresh waterways has driven a dramatic change in the tools used by scientists. -
Citizen science: Monitoring the Maitai
Feature story11 April 2018The first Wednesday of the month finds Philippa Eberlein and her Friends of the Maitai colleagues collecting samples from the Maitai River in Nelson. -
Summer Series 2017 - Citizen scientists take on Hutt River
Feature story08 January 2018A group of volunteers who love the Hutt River are helping to care for it over summer. -
Summer Series 2017 - A day out measuring at Molesworth
Feature story02 January 2018As the road behind Hanmer Springs turns to gravel and a dust cloud forms in the rear vision mirror, the southern edge of Molesworth Station unfolds. -
Citizen scientists take on Hutt River
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The New Zealand Estuary Trophic Index
Research ProjectExcessive nutrient input (eutrophication) threatens many New Zealand estuaries causing ecological problems, such as algal blooms and poor physical and chemical conditions for estuarine life. -
Aquatic invertebrate traits database
Approximately 500 Aquatic invertebrate taxa are described in this database, made available to assist with the identification of specimens. -
Proud of your plants? Take the survey
Media release09 October 2017A new online survey is forming the basis of the National Riparian Restoration Database, which will help scientists to improve understanding of how riparian buffers benefit waterways.
Take the survey
