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Coming from overseas?
If you're moving to join us here at NIWA, we want to say thanks for choosing us by helping you with your big move. -
Suspended-sediment yield estimator
This national GIS ‘layer’ enables reconnaissance-scale estimation of suspended-sediment yields from New Zealand’s rivers and streams. It has been developed by NIWA in collaboration with Landcare Research. -
RV Ikatere
FacilityA versatile inshore vessel, RV Ikatere is equipped with high-precision multibeam and sub-bottom profiler transducers for surveying and mapping the seabed. -
Tornadoes in New Zealand - FAQs
Education ResourceSome commonly-asked questions about tornadoes in New Zealand. -
Kanae
Grey mullet have a worldwide distribution and Aotearoa is at the southern limit of their range. -
Nutrient overloading
Nutrients in waterways are essential for the growth of algae and aquatic plants but too much can destroy an ecosystem. -
Our partners & funders
NIWA has working relationships with hundreds of organisations in New Zealand and overseas. -
Graphing with Microsoft Excel
How do I create a graph?
Using Microsoft® Excel is easy because the Chart Wizard does all the work for you!
Simply enter the data for your data table.
Highlight the cells you want to graph.
Click on the Chart Wizard icon on the Tool Bar.
Select the chart type you want to use and click Next.
Click Next to confirm the range of cells.
Give your graph a title, label x- and y-axis and click Next.
Click on the gridlines tab to remove or add gridlines.
Click Finish and graph is complete!
Help, my graph is too small!
When the chart wizard creates your graph it will probably be too smal -
Tuna - commercial fisheries
Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s