Research

NIWA researchers are testing new methods for quantifying methane emissions from agriculture and waste.

Cyclone Gabrielle resulted in the transport of vast amounts of freshwater, sediment and debris to the marine environment of Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti/Gisborne regions. 

Transforming coastal lowland systems threatened by sea-level rise into prosperous communities

Enabling integrated, holistic, adaptation of New Zealand coastal lowlands to relative sea-level rise

Consequences, threats, and opportunities from sea-level rise

Exposure to relative sea-level rise and compound hazards

This research project aims to establish connections between weather and river flow forecasting, inundation prediction, and the associated risks to people and assets, using the RiskScape platform.

Understanding the trends in recreational fisheries is key to ensuring sustainable fisheries across the country.

The Tongan deepwater demersal line fishery is a valuable source of income, livelihood, and social well-being for the people of Tonga. The fishery has a history of boom-and-bust cycles with fluctuating catches and poor economic returns.

A NIWA-led project to support anyone wishing to deploy a water quality sensor in rivers, lakes and estuaries.

This NIWA-led, three-year project developed a high-tech protype system to minimise bycatch of unwanted species in trawl gear.

Observations of a Pacific atoll mangrove forest by a NIWA-led research team suggests mangrove systems on oceanic atolls may lose the race to keep pace with sea-level rise.