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NIWA and the Sustainable Coastlines charitable organisation are collaborating to develop ‘source-to-sea’ methods to trace the movement of litter from stormwater systems, through rivers, to coastlines.
Our seas are warming
The seawater in the New Zealand region is significantly warmer than it was 30 years ago. All indications are that the warming trend will continue.
Slowing the mud invasion
New Zealand's estuaries were once sandy, forest-lined gems.
Protecting and restoring seagrass – what have we achieved and where to next?
The extent of NZ’s seagrass meadows has declined substantially in the last 50 years. This has been most evident in estuaries strongly affected by human activities. But seagrass meadows can be restored and NZ has a local example to prove it.
Using new laser technology to measure bank erosion
Fine sediment is NZ’s most widespread contaminant, degrading ecosystems and impairing recreational, cultural and aesthetic values in our rivers, estuaries, and coastal seas.
Compound Specific Stable Isotope tracing of sediment sources - tools to manage a sticky problem in New Zealand’s freshwaters and estuaries
Fine sediment is New Zealand’s most widespread water contaminant, degrading ecosystems, infilling dams and reservoirs and impairing recreational, cultural and aesthetic values in our rivers, estuaries and coastal seas.
Check up on Lake Taupo
A monitoring buoy in Lake Taupo delivers continuous data on lake water quality, providing a up-to-date picture of the lake health.
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Coastal and Estuarine Physical Processes Scientist
Principal Scientist - Coastal and Estuarine Physical Processes