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Water Quality Monitoring Capabilities
Research ProjectNIWA provides national capabilities in Water Quality Monitoring. -
Mining
Mining is the extraction of metal and mineral resources, such as gold, coal, petroleum, and ironsand -
Giant kōkopu
The largest member of the Galaxiidae family. -
Impacts of hydro
Impacts of hydro-electric activities on water quality and mahinga kai. -
Understanding and predicting floods and their impacts
Feature story06 June 2017Floods are not unusual in New Zealand, but those that hit us early this winter broke records. Why did they occur? Should we expect more? Can we predict future floods? -
Water clarity
Water clarity or turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness in a fluid caused by individual small particles (suspended solids). -
What do we measure?
Research ProjectA range of physical and chemical variables are measured in the NRWQN. -
Pulp and paper
Wood chips and plant material make pulp that is used to produce paper products. -
Dry stock
Dry stock farming consists predominantly of pasture grazing beef cattle, sheep, and deer for meat, wool, and velvet production. -
Mining activities
A range of different mining techniques have been developed to obtain these valuable resources -
Water dams
Damming water for urban use, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and other industrial and commercial uses. -
Inanga
Inanga are the predominant species in the modern whitebait fishery.
