Freshwater Update

A regular newsletter that includes a seasonal review and outlook for New Zealand's water resources, and an update on some of NIWA's freshwater research.

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Freshwater Update 88 takes a look at wetland and riparian management tools to improve water quality on rural farm land as well as an event to inspire the next generation of freshwater scientists.
Freshwater Update 87 features research on using algae to remove nutrients from agricultural runoff, improving the water quality of Lake Hayes and optimising aquatic alligator weed management.

Freshwater Update 85 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre. This edition shares articles about two new NIWA water quality tools, lamprey passage structure results, and features on water quantity challenges and estuaries. 

Freshwater Update 81 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with articles ranging from how NIWA scientists are solving the longfin eel migration mystery, how we're taking you diving with us at Fieldays, and a word from one of the editors of the new Lakes Restoration Handbook.

Freshwater Update 80 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with articles that cross a broad spectrum of freshwater research. This edition has articles about the sources of plastics in our waterways, the discovery of long-lost lake plant species and a breakthrough in research about freshwater mussels/kākahi.

Freshwater Update 79 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with articles ranging from NIWA working with NASA; restoring a stream catchment in Kaikōura; looking after urban water; keeping soil and reducing sedimentation; to culling catfish.

Freshwater Update 78 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with articles that cross a broad spectrum of freshwater research, from archives to aquifers, periphyton guidance, geo-engineering and swimmability.

Freshwater Update 77 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with articles that cross a broad spectrum of freshwater research from weed eradication and species traits, to clear springwater, wastewater, and irrigation.
Freshwater Update 76 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with articles ranging from spring and river water condition to urban waters, didymo and aquatic plant scientists.
Freshwater Update 75 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with a focus on NIWA’s role in two of the National Science Challenges, a position paper on improved monitoring and reporting on ‘swimmability’ of freshwaters and release of the draft national standard for discrete water quality, seagrass rehabilitation and new science on inanga.
Freshwater Update 74 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with a focus on technology to trace the source of sediments in our waterways, measure bank erosion and shallow lake rehabilitation.

Freshwater Update 73 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, with a focus on streams, rivers and irrigation, as well as introducing new members of staff.

 

Freshwater Update 72 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre, including introducing our new scientists, a tool on Environmental Flows, articles about nutrients, metals and periphyton in streams and an upcoming international conference.  

 

Freshwater Update 71 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries centre, including stories about: the implications of climate change on our freshwater; blocking nature to nuture a lake ecosystem; nine new freshwater and estuaries research programmes; and all about a co-development workshop for freshwaters.

Freshwater Update 70 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries centre, including an Account of New Zealand Water, NIWA's Eddy Covariance Towers, A hydrologically sensitive invertebrate community index for New Zealand rivers, a look at what happens when communities monitor their local streams, Mangrove forests and the warming of lake surface waters around the world.
Freshwater Update 69 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries centre, including a Check up on Lake Taupo, Protocols for the use of tau kōura in streams and the Juncus guide goes live.
Freshwater Update 68 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries centre, including water quality maps and information, as well as river flows.

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