Freshwater Update

In this update we take a look at how native aquatic plants can be life rafts for our degraded freshwater lakes, whether the use of herbicides to treat invasive aquatic weeds is contributing to algal blooms, NIWA's new guidelines on eDNA and how 3D printing technology is helping save our native fish.

Freshwater Update 90 shares stories on hydrological science, freshwater insects, freshwater monitoring and fish migration barriers.

Freshwater Update 89 brings you the latest information from NIWA's Freshwater Centre.

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 86 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre.

Freshwater Update 83 brings you the latest information from our Freshwater & Estuaries Centre.

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 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.