Freshwater

See reports produced to guide potential adaptation strategies in the Lower Waikato region.

Scientists find link between temperature and carbon storage rates

Research aim: Developing a suite of control tools

Research aim: Developing predictive models

Research aim: Understanding clam impacts

Learn more about the invasive freshwater gold clam

Find out more about the MBIE project

Maintaining good water quality is important for healthy ecosystems and healthy humans. NIWA are experts in providing and servicing the water quality monitoring equipment you need to effectively monitor water quality in lakes, streams, coastal waters and estuaries.

Specialists in the chemical analysis of rivers, lakes, oceans and streams

NIWA has been awarded $10.2m to investigate an invasive clam that was only recently discovered in New Zealand waters.

An easy-to-use system for recording instream structures and assessing their likely impact on fish movements and river connectivity.

Recommended standards for the design and restoration of instream infrastructure to provide for fish passage