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

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

References, further reading, and links to useful websites.

When soils erode, sediments are washed into waterways.

What are the sources of chemical contamination from wood processing?

The climate of this area is greatly dependent on its exposure to weather systems from the Tasman Sea and the lie of the Southern Alps to the east.

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

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

Information about climate and weather and links to climate-related websites.

NIWA's Hydro Web Portal provides river flow and water quality monitoring data from NIWA’s Benchmark river monitoring network.