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A new programme at NIWA will focus on finding ways to protect our freshwater species now and in the future.
Updated freshwater pests guide out now
NIWA has updated its guide to freshwater pests for the first time since 2013.
Staff profile: Dr Simon Woodward
In this edition we welcome Dr Simon Woodward to the team and find out how he came to work at NIWA.
Can mussels help to restore our lakes?
A project to explore whether kākahi (native freshwater mussels) can be used to help clean up New Zealand lakes has taken a step forward, with the launch of bioremediation rafts in Lake Ohinewai in the Waikato.
The new Lake Restoration Handbook - A New Zealand perspective
The Lake Restoration Handbook: A New Zealand Perspective addresses this need through a series of chapters that draw on recent advances in modelling and monitoring tools, citizen science and First Peoples’ roles, catchment and lake-focused restoration techniques, and policy implementation.
The search for a long-lost plant to bring life back to our coastal lakes
The plight of some coastal lakes in Canterbury is well-known. Many were once abundant mahinga kai site for local Māori, some are now the most polluted waterbodies in the country.
Lake Rotoiti catfish cull
A NIWA research programme—Control of Invasive Fish—is working with Bay of Plenty Regional Council this year to create novel tools to support the catfish control programme.
The value of archived biological collections: understanding the lake snow invasion
The diatom (Lindavia intermedia) that causes lake snow—nuisance slime in clean-water lakes that ruins angling and can block water intakes—was apparently introduced to New Zealand shortly before 2002, but was widespread by 2005.
A clearer look at Te Waikoropupū Springs
Te Waikoropupū Springs near Takaka are the largest freshwater springs in New Zealand, the largest cold-water springs in the Southern Hemisphere, and are nationally and internationally valued for their remarkable colour and clarity.