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.

Tuna is a generic Māori word for freshwater eels. The word will be used interchangeably in this resource.

Tuna harvested from Lake Ōmāpere and Utakura River catchment have long comprised an important fishery for tangata whenua.

There are several ways to tell the three New Zealand eel species apart.

In comparison to the vast span of geological time, the estuaries that we see today are very recent coastal features.

Freshwater eels have an unusual life cycle which sees them travelling between the ocean, estuaries and freshwaters.