Te Kūwaha and Māori

Sharing knowledge with Māori communities and empowering Māori business with the latest science.

We are NIWA, Taihoro Nukurangi - Te Reo
Te Kūwaha, NIWA’s National Centre for Māori Environmental Research is a dedicated Māori research team, with a vision to work in partnership with others to enable complementary knowledge systems to support kaitiakitanga and provide environmental research excellence that enhances the social, environmental and economic aspirations of whānau, hapū and iwi, Māori communities and Māori business.

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    Tuna - acknowledgements

    Since NIWA was established as a Crown Research Institute in 1992, the organisation has been fortunate to receive funding to undertake research that continues to increase our understanding of a fascinating and incredibly important taonga freshwater fish.
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    Tuna - databases and resources

  • Tuna - solutions for restoration and enhancement

    Shortfin and longfin eels are an important resource from both a human/cultural use and biodiversity perspective.
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    Tuna aquaculture - international

    Worldwide production of eels is estimated to be worth over $US 1 billion annually, with 233,589 tonnes of eel produced each year.
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    Tuna - barriers to migration

    One of the greatest threats to indigenous fish species which follow a catadromous life cycle (i.e., starting life at sea but then migrating into freshwater) are barriers that prevent or delay migrations between freshwater and marine environments.
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    Tuna - loss of habitat

    Much of the habitat that was formerly available to eels has been lost through practices like the wetland drainage and river channelling.
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    Tuna - pressures on New Zealand populations

    Freshwater eel populations around the world are in steep decline.
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    Tuna - growth

    New Zealand longfins are one of the largest eel species in the world.
  • Tuna - biology and ecology

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

    Examples of customary fisheries management tools.
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    Mitigation

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    Mitigation

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