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Stormwater - an introduction
Stormwater is a major concern for New Zealand because of its potential effects on the ecological health of our urban streams and coastal waters, as well as on the economic, social and cultural value of these environments. -
SHMAK water quality – visual clarity
There are two methods to determine visual clarity in SHMAK; the clarity tube (or SHMAK tube) and the black disc method. -
LakeSPI: Keeping tabs on lake health
Software Tool/ResourceThe condition of many NZ lakes is under threat from land-use changes and the invasion of alien aquatic plants. -
Freshwater databases online
More information about our online freshwater databases. -
Shortjaw kōkopu
Has a receding lower jaw and black spots behind the head. -
Mahinga kai and migration
A high proportion of New Zealand’s native freshwater fish fauna need to migrate to and from the sea. -
Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit
ServiceHow healthy is your stream? SHMAK - the New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit - has been designed to help you find out. -
Banded kōkopu
Banded kōkopu juveniles are very good climbers and will try to escape from buckets by clinging to and wriggling up the sides. -
Forestry activities
Forest plantations in Aotearoa can be found on flat, gently rolling, or very steep terrain. -
Hydro
Hydro-electricity is a renewable energy source that relies on the inflow of water into storage lakes upstream of a dam. -
Smelt
Smelt have a distinctly forked tail and a strong cucumber smell.
