Research

Assessing sediment effects on seafloor primary production via satellite .

A programme to accelerate efficient and accurate assessments of the impacts of proposed offshore developments on New Zealand’s unique marine fauna and habitats.

This Endeavour Fund programme will examine the potential and risks of three marine carbon dioxide removal techniques by studying their natural equivalents in New Zealand coastal and open-ocean waters.

A recently completed research programme undertaken by Earth Sciences New Zealand looked at the likely impact of climate change on deep lakes.

Evaluating its strengths and limitations through two Future Coasts Aotearoa case studies

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is an advanced simulation technology that uses numerical methods and powerful computing resources to model the movement of air in the natural environment.

Earth Sciences New Zealand researchers are studying the optimal growing conditions of aquatic plants to help restore degraded lakes. 

This research project is developing an energy-efficient, net-zero-emission process for wastewater denitrification.

NIWA are developing a modelling approach to better predict fish abundances in the past, to then be able to forecast fish abundances in the future under climate change and fishing scenarios

How Internal wave MIXing is altered by climate change and what are the consequences for ecosystems?

A team of NIWA freshwater ecologists are researching the use of biodegradable plant mats to help reintroduce native aquatic plants to degraded freshwater lakes in Aotearoa-New Zealand.

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