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The ability for scientists to see what’s on the sea floor just got a whole lot brighter with the invention of a multiple underwater camera system and some ingenious thinking at NIWA.

A new online tool that identifies areas at risk from groundwater flooding has been developed by New Zealand scientists.

A team of NIWA freshwater ecologists have completed their research on the use of biodegradable plant mats as life rafts to help reintroduce native aquatic plants to degraded freshwater lakes.

NIWA scientists have launched a groundbreaking initiative that is transforming mapping of freshwater environments.

Could bubbles and strobe lights stop pest fish swimming where they’re not wanted?

New research suggests environmental targets for managing fine sediment in rivers may need to be revised to better account for the impacts of climate change.

New Zealand could face twice as many of the most extreme atmospheric rivers by the end of the century.

The Government has announced plans to reform the science, innovation and technology system, changing the shape and structure of Crown Research Institutes, including NIWA.

NIWA scientists are gathering data on freshwater mitigation across NZ to improve predictive models.

The risk of undersea landslides and their potential to cause tsunamis along New Zealand’s east coast is being investigated by scientists aboard the German research vessel RV Sonne as part of a month-long international collaboration.

Sea life in the seafloor of New Zealand’s most productive and important commercial fishing ground shows resilience to disturbance, according to a new study published in the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.

NIWA and partners launch critical research to stop an invasive clam threatening New Zealand's freshwater ecosystem.