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Chemical contamination and mining
What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from mining activities? -
What is the proposed activity or industry?
Various industries and land use activities have the potential to impact on water quality and mahinga kai unless properly managed. -
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. -
Common hydrological terms
Education ResourceDescriptions of the common terms that explain the processes that occur in hydrology. -
Tuna
Tuna or freshwater eels are a very significant, widely-valued, heavily-exploited, culturally iconic mahinga kai resource. -
Horticultural activities
Land is tilled, sowed, and harvested for horticultural crops to grow. -
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. -
Resources and References
Links to related resources and websites -
Water Quality Monitoring Capabilities
Research ProjectNIWA provides national capabilities in Water Quality Monitoring. -
Water temperature and hydro
How do hydro-electricity activities potentially influence waterway temperatures? -
Giant kōkopu
The largest member of the Galaxiidae family.
