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Wood processing
Trees are grown and converted into a range of useful timber and paper products. -
Wastewater treatment activities
Rural, urban, and suburban wastewater treatment methods. -
SolarView example
An illustrated example, showing how to input data and interpret SolarView results. -
Drought
Education ResourceDefining drought and identifying its causes and impacts on humans. -
Tuna - commercial fisheries
Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s -
Chemical contamination and mining
What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from mining activities? -
How deep is the snow at your place?
Measurements of snowfall at low elevations around New Zealand are few and far between, and yet the data would be really helpful in understanding how snowfall occurs and quantifying snow-related risks. -
Real-time UV Index displays
NIWA has developed a real time UV display in consultation with the Cancer Society and Sunsmart. -
Climate stations and instruments
We can supply a wide range of weather or climate monitoring instruments from single parameter sensors to fully equipped and installed climate stations. -
Submerged plants as bio-indicators
Submerged plants have a number of advantages that favour their use as indicators of lake ecological condition. -
Tuna information resource
Tuna, or freshwater eels, are the most widespread freshwater fish in New Zealand. This 'living' educational resource summarises a large amount of scientific and technical literature.