At the age of seven, NIWA’s youngest climate scientist, Nava Fedaeff, swapped sub-arctic Siberia for balmy Auckland – and her first job was to learn to swim.

The largest member of the Galaxiidae family.

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

All species of freshwater tuna spawn at sea, although the spawning grounds of only four species are known with certainty worldwide.

There are two methods to determine visual clarity in SHMAK; the clarity tube (or SHMAK tube) and the black disc method.

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.

NIWA has developed a real time UV display in consultation with the Cancer Society and Sunsmart.

Find out more about emergent aquatic plants.