Publications related to the Hydrological observations and predictions programme.

NIWA has developed a rapid, desktop model which assesses the potential impact of introducing new fish species to New Zealand.

Developing techniques for protecting, enhancing and rehabilitating the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems and the cultural value they provide.

Understanding and predicting the connections between catchments and estuaries to improve the management of diffuse-source contamination.

Developing & monitoring technologies, statistical assessment methods & community approaches to assess the state, trends & drivers of water quality.

This programme is focussed on understanding the effects of human use of surface and groundwater systems to inform more sustainable water allocation decisions that benefit ecosystems and communities.

How much water is in our rivers and groundwater aquifers, how has that has changed over time and how might it change in the future?

NIWA's Freshwater Centre organises its work around seven research programmes.
See the following pages to find out more about our research.

The seaweed known colloquially as nori in Japanese - used for making sushi - or karengo in Maori has been reclassified by an international team of scientists including NIWA's Dr Wendy Nelson.

New Zealand's geographic isolation and relatively recent colonization provide the opportunity for a unique genetic analysis of plant movement patterns to be explored.