Useful information and resources on New Zealand's marine flora and invertebrate fauna.

The largest member of the Galaxiidae family.

A habitat is an environment or place where animals normally live.

Opportunities for students

In this climate education resource, you can download this climate summary in a range of formats.

As this region is sheltered by high country to the south and east, it has less wind than many other parts of New Zealand.

Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s

More information about our online freshwater databases.

Links to related resources and websites

The coldest seawater on earth could help scientists understand why Antarctic sea ice is growing in a warming world