Water & Atmosphere 29, June 2023

This new 3-hectare wetland has been constructed from scratch on a former dairy property near Maketu.

Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed torrential rain and record floods across Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti in the second week of February. In the days that followed, river flow experts and hazard scientists rushed to the region to capture vital data showing the full fury of the storm.

Caroline Beamish meets a braided river specialist, and Wahine Toa, on a mission to let our rivers flow.

Have you ever heard of a fish climbing competition? Mia Blyth drops in on the native fish getting put through their paces for a very good cause.

Melissa Bray looks at a small research station on the Wellington coast with an international reputation.

NIWA Chief Executive John Morgan outlines the case for investment in hazard forecasting and resilience.