NIWA scientific diver training course
In a new video NIWA instructors introduce our long-running scientific diver training course.
View ArticleNIWA featured on Māori Television’s Project Whenua
NIWA’s involvement in the restoration of Te Waihora, New Zealand’s fifth largest lake, was recently featured on Māori Television’s new series, Project Whenua.
View ArticleNIWA ecologists catch on to a bug's life
Kneeling in the mud under the cover of trees, covered in anoraks, sandflies and dedication, three scientists are looking out for the little guy.
View ArticleSummer Series #5: A helping hand
Te Waihora is a special lake in need of some intensive care. Together, scientists, iwi, locals and environmentalists are pooling their knowledge and resources to make it better.
View ArticleLake sediments reveal frequency of Hawke’s Bay quakes
An international team of scientists has analysed 7000 years’ worth of lake-bottom mud from central Hawke’s Bay to work out how often the region might expect earthquakes.
View ArticleNELSON MAIL: Blue Lake a New Zealand treasure
Water in the Blue Lake is the clearest freshwater ever reported.
View ArticleNIWA calls for Dunedin flood photos
NIWA is asking Dunedin residents to send in photos of this week’s flooding in the city between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday.
View ArticleNIWA makes a date with freshwater fish
NIWA researchers have produced a series of calendars to inform people when New Zealand's native freshwater and sport fish are migrating and spawning.
View ArticleNew hi-tech tool helps identify what’s in your stream
Identifying creepy crawlies in your local stream just got a whole lot easier and faster, thanks to a new 3D identification system developed by a NIWA researcher.
View ArticleMapping Northland's dune lakes
NIWA scientists and Northland Regional Council staff are uncovering more of the mysteries of the North’s prized dune lakes using a canoe and some specialist hydro-acoustic surveying equipment.
View ArticleNIWA receives $8 million for marine research projects
The increasing threat of marine pests to New Zealand’s biosecurity is the focus of a major new research project to be conducted by NIWA scientists.
View ArticleLake sediments reveal frequency of Hawke’s Bay quakes
An international team of scientists has analysed 7000 years’ worth of lake-bottom mud from central Hawke’s Bay to work out how often the region might expect earthquakes.
View ArticleNELSON MAIL: Blue Lake a New Zealand treasure
Water in the Blue Lake is the clearest freshwater ever reported.
View ArticleNIWA calls for Dunedin flood photos
NIWA is asking Dunedin residents to send in photos of this week’s flooding in the city between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday.
View ArticleNIWA makes a date with freshwater fish
NIWA researchers have produced a series of calendars to inform people when New Zealand's native freshwater and sport fish are migrating and spawning.
View ArticleNew hi-tech tool helps identify what’s in your stream
Identifying creepy crawlies in your local stream just got a whole lot easier and faster, thanks to a new 3D identification system developed by a NIWA researcher.
View ArticleMapping Northland's dune lakes
NIWA scientists and Northland Regional Council staff are uncovering more of the mysteries of the North’s prized dune lakes using a canoe and some specialist hydro-acoustic surveying equipment.
View ArticleNIWA receives $8 million for marine research projects
The increasing threat of marine pests to New Zealand’s biosecurity is the focus of a major new research project to be conducted by NIWA scientists.
View ArticleWhen the river meets the sea, scientists will be watching
Scientists are taking some high-tech equipment to Fiordland next week to find out more about what happens when a river meets the ocean.
View ArticleNIWA completes first bathymetric mapping of Lake Tekapo
NIWA researchers have spent part of the last month keeping a close eye on the bottom of Lake Tekapo to find out what it looks like and what is going on below the lake bed.
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