Freshwater

This collaborative NZaid project worked with coastal Fijian villagers at Votua on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu to develop pragmatic water supply and waste treatment solutions to protect public health and reduce contamination of coastal waters.

When soils erode, sediments are washed into waterways.

Has a receding lower jaw and black spots behind the head.

Rural, urban, and suburban wastewater treatment methods.

How can mining activities influence sediments in waterways?

How healthy is your stream? SHMAK - the New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit - has been designed to help you find out.

Diverting water away from its natural channel for commercial or private use.

More information about our online freshwater databases.

Tau kōura is a traditional Māori fishing method commonly used to harvest kōura or freshwater crayfish in areas where they are abundant.

Banded kōkopu juveniles are very good climbers and will try to escape from buckets by clinging to and wriggling up the sides.

Smelt have a distinctly forked tail and a strong cucumber smell.

Some simple steps to minimise the effects of wastewater on water quality and mahinga kai.