Te Kūwaha and Māori

Two Māori carvers head to Antarctica next week to complete and install a traditional carving at Scott Base, New Zealand’s headquarters on the ice.

The diary and hand-drawn maps of a nineteenth century geologist has enabled NIWA scientists to confirm the former site of the iconic Pink and White Terraces at Lake Rotomahana.

Te Huringa ki te Rangi is a decision-making model to support indigenous and coastal communities.

This project seeks to understand and better implement a Māori perspective within the current marine biosecurity system in New Zealand.

Local hapū and NIWA are working together to find out more about juvenile freshwater eels or tuna in streams connecting to the Wairua River in the Wairoa catchment in Northland.

Erica Williams' story starts with the website of Moerewa School, where pupil Tyra-Lee explains her connection to a very special place in her small Far North town.

Dry stock farms can cover large areas of hill-country grassland that may be steep and prone to erosion.

Māori have an extensive knowledge of the ecology of freshwater eels, and have maintained their customary fisheries for several centuries.

Impacts of mining on water quality and mahinga kai.

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

NIWA is leading a new six-year research project that seeks to increase our understanding of piharau/kanakana/lamprey, using Mātauranga Māori, social science and biophysical science approaches.