An overview of what the SHMAK kit comprises, and various uses for it.

Find out more about submerged aquatic plant species.

This weekly update helps assess likelihood of extremely dry weather preceding a drought.

Instrument Systems is a specialised technology-focused consulting group within NIWA.

New Zealand rushes (Juncus): species-level factsheets.

What are the sources of chemical contamination from wood processing?

A collection of ID guides to algae. Groups include major freshwater algal groups, diatoms and blue-green (cyanobacteria), red and green algae.

Whitebait are the juveniles of five species of galaxiidae, a family of fish confined to the Southern Hemisphere.

Chemical contaminants are chemicals toxic to plants and animals in waterways.

The topography of the North Island has a profound effect on the weather of the Bay of Plenty region.