Atmospheric analysis

Waterways can easily become contaminated by pathogens when effluent is discharged nearby.

Tau kōura is a traditional Māori fishing method commonly used to harvest kōura or freshwater crayfish in areas where they are abundant.

Within a range of meaningful contexts students will be able to make statements about implications and possible actions consistent with the results of a statistical investigation and to find and authenticate data measures such as mean, median, mode, inter-quartile range, and range.

Māori have an extensive knowledge of the ecology of freshwater eels, and have maintained their customary fisheries for several centuries.

Temperature affects the number and type of animals and plants that live in a waterway.

Extremes of temperature are rare as the Chatham Islands are small land masses surrounded by sea.

New Zealand faces a variety of hazards associated with undersea geological activity.

Whitianga Wharf sea levels

Where and when do white sharks occur in New Zealand waters, and how can fisheries bycatch be reduced?

A list all of New Zealand's freshwater fish species.

Stormwater is a major concern for New Zealand because of its potential effects on the ecological health of our urban streams and coastal waters, as well as on the economic, social and cultural value of these environments.