The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) databank is a world-leading repository for New Zealand’s plot-based vegetation data describing plant species occurrence and abundance, vegetation structure, and en...
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Browse over 34,000 nationally-significant freshwater fish observations covering sample sites up and down New Zealand.
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NIWA
Keywords Biodiversity, Fish, Freshwater, River
View maps and graphs showing daily predictions and measurements for UV levels across New Zealand.
Thinking about solar power? Plug in the numbers with this online calculator to estimate how much energy your solar panel will capture.
Curious about what climate change will mean for New Zealand? Explore temperature and rainfall projections for a range of locations all the way out to the year 2100.
View the most up-to-date bathymetry of the deep-water seabed in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone. Brought to you in 250 metre resolution.
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Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Keywords Terrestrial Ecology, Terrestrial plants, Land, Vegetation, New Zealand
The Margot Forde Genebank (MFG) has New Zealand’s largest seed collection and the most diverse forage collection in the world. The MFG database holds over 48,000 public accessions of 2500 mostly tempe...
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AgResearch
Keywords Grassland, Pasture, Environment, Agriculture, Global taonga
Explore this digital geospatial database of approximately 600,000 New Zealand river segments and related catchments.
Learn about this nationally-significant marine invertebrate collection - featuring over 300,000 samples collected from around New Zealand, the Antarctic and Pacific.
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NIWA
Keywords Marine Invertebrates, collection, invertebrates, biodiversity
Explore New Zealand's coast through a collection of geospatial layers focused on our coastal environment and related hazards.
View the Marine Environment Classification (MEC) - a GIS-based environmental classification of the marine environment of New Zealand used for marine management purposes.
Access nationally-significant weather data from approx. 6,500 climate stations which have been operating for various periods since the earliest recorded observations were made in the year 1850. Accoun...
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Explore and access flows and water levels for selected rivers and streams in New Zealand.
View scientific observations of freshwater chemistry data across New Zealand, including dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH and conductivity - all quality assured by NIWA experts.
Access millions of marine biodiversity and species distribution data from New Zealand's EEZ, the Ross Sea (Antarctica), the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand and surrounding seas.
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NIWA
Keywords biodiversity, ocean, marine
Access millions of physical and biological ocean observations through the New Zealand Ocean Data Network (NZODN).
Get estimates of peak flood flows and understand the magnitude and frequency of floods across New Zealand for a network of over 600,000 river segments.
Get estimates of the magnitude and frequency of high intensity rainfall for a range of return periods and event durations at any point in New Zealand.
Tide forecaster provides tidal data for any point in New Zealand. Forecast high and low tides anywhere in open coastal and ocean waters around New Zealand for up to 31 days.
Browse a catalogue of major weather events in New Zealand over the last 200 years from the 1800s to the present, when significant damage or casualties occurred.
Find out how the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases, including C02 and methane, has changed at Baring Head since 1974.
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NIWA
Keywords CO2, climate, atmosphere, methane, climatechange
View the long-running 'seven-station' series, which shows how New Zealand's average annual temperature has changed over the past 100 years.
See the weather and climate for locations across New Zealand – for the next 24 hours and beyond forecasted by NIWA's High Performance Computers and moderate by NIWA's team of weather experts.
Dive into LakeSPI (Lake Submerged Plant Indicators) - a lake information and management tool used to assess and report on the ecological condition of New Zealand lakes.
View this network of cameras that monitor New Zealand's coastal environment.
Access a record of over 400 historic tsunami occurrences around the New Zealand coast.
The Land Resource Information System (LRIS) Portal is an online geospatial data repository provided by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research that holds over 200 different land resource data layers for Aote...
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The Geomagnetic Database enables measurement of geomagnetic data from observatories at Scott Base (Antarctica), Eyrewell (Canterbury) and Apia (Samoa) and transfers processed data to the global INTERM...
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GNS Science
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Geology
Keywords New Zealand, Geomagnetism, Magnetic fields, Magnetic anomalies, Amberley Observatory, Apia Observatory, Eyrewell Magnetic Observatory, Samoa, Scott Base, Antarctica, Magnetic recording, Christchurch Magnetic Observatory, Temporal variation
The New Zealand Fossil Record File (FRF) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. It comprises a comprehensive archive of fossil colle...
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The moment tensor describes the source parameters of an earthquake such as the focal mechanism (the geometry of how the crust ruptured in the earthquake) and the seismic moment (the amount of energy r...
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The Aotearoa/New Zealand GeoNet Seismic Digital Waveform data are archived and publicly available.
The time-series include the GeoNet supported permanent and some temporary network deployments and ...
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This is a collection of processed strong motion data using the national strong motion network of New Zealand. The products are available for earthquakes at magnitude 4.0 or higher.
The strong motion ...
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The New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon (StratLex) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. It is a comprehensive database of formally n...
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GNS Science
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Geology
Keywords stratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, Paleozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Three Kings Islands, Stewart Island, biostratigraphy, tectonostratigraphy, rock units, geologic age, New Zealand, Subantartic Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands
The National Paleontological Collection (NPC) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. In addition to systematic reference collections...
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Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga provides access to referenced information on how Māori used plants and other organisms to live in Aotearoa - New Zealand, particularly before the arrival of Europeans. It now a...
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The Allan Herbarium contains plant species from around the world but specialises in indigenous and exotic plants of the Aotearoa – New Zealand region and the South Pacific. There are over 620,000 spec...
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Manaaki Wheuna Landcare Research
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Biodiversity
Keywords Biodiversity, Terrestrial plants, New Zealand
S-map is a digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. S-map’s goal is to provide precise and accurate soil information to support sustainable management of our soil resource. S-map data contains fun...
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The New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) is a national spatial database of physical land resource information. It comprises an inventory of five physical factors (rock type, soil, slope, presen...
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The New Zealand Land Cover Database (LCDB) is a multi-temporal, thematic classification of New Zealand's land cover. It identifies 33 mainland land cover classes (35 classes once the offshore Chatham ...
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Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Keywords Land Cover, Biodiversity, Vegetation, New Zealand
The National Soils Database (NSD) is part of the National Soils Data Repository which is a repository for over 8000 soil observations, including soil analytical results, across New Zealand. The Nation...
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This database summarises incursion response and eradication programmes from around the world. The scope of the database is terrestrial arthropod pests and plant pathogens. Weeds, vertebrate pests, aqu...
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The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
Keywords pests, plant pathogens, biosecurity, invaders, eradication
The Biological Control Agents introduced to New Zealand (BCANZ) online database contains complete information on the biological control agents that have been introduced to New Zealand to help manage w...
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The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
Keywords Biological Control Agents, weeds, invertebrate pests, pests
The GGW database is operated and maintained by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science). It contains geochemical (chemistry and sampling), hydrological, geological and/or...
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A collection of digital geological maps in GIS formats comprising geological, geophysical and topographic layers. Some geological map products include other components such as printed maps, printable ...
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Petlab is New Zealand’s national rock, mineral and geoanalytical database. It is operated by GNS Science, with GNS Science, Auckland, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago universities all c...
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The landmark 518-page publication "Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand" by Beu & Maxwell (1990, NZGS Paleontological Bulletin 58) is long out of print. This publication by Beu & Raine (2009, GNS Science ...
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The GNS Science Photo Library, now named the Visual Media Library (VML), contains over 200,000 stock images featuring aerial views, landscapes, geological features and scientific research including vo...
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GNS Science
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Geology
Keywords PHOTOGRAPHS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, GEOLOGY, LANDFORMS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, VOLCANOES, RIVERS, COASTS, MINERALS, FOSSILS, ROCKS, LANDSLIDES, FAULTS, MARINE GEOSCIENCE, ISOTOPES, LABORATORIES, GEOTHERMAL, EROSION, TSUNAMI, LANDSCAPES, MINING, ENERGY, GLOBAL CHANGE
New Zealand Tsunami Database includes information about tsunamis that have reached the coastline of New Zealand since humans arrived in this land until the present day. The database is primarily the w...
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This dataset defines the maximum expected tsunami height (maximum amplitude) for return periods of 100, 500 and 2500 years at the 50th and 84th percentile of confidence, as estimated by the model desc...
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The archive contains scanned images of published and unpublished, geological maps for New Zealand, its offshore territories and Antarctica. The maps range from field sheets to draft compilations to co...
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S-map is a digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. S-map’s goal is to provide precise and accurate soil information to support sustainable management of our soil resource. S-map Online provides a...
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Land Use Capability (LUC) 2021 is a specific subset of the NZLRI. The LUC rates the ability of each land region to sustain long-term agricultural production, based on an assessment of the NZLRI invent...
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S-map Soil Depth is part of the S-map digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. Soil depth is defined according to a traditional agronomic concept of soil depth. In a practical sense, it can be tho...
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S-map Soil Drainage is part of the S-map digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. Soil drainage is a relatively simple classification of the soil profile that describes the likelihood of seasonal ...
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S-map Soil Texture is part of the S-map digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. The data comprises the dominant texture class of the upper 60 cm of the soil profile (Clayey, Loamy, Peaty, Sandy, ...
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S-map Soil Classification (Soil Order) is part of the S-map digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. The layer is a "dissolved" representation of the New Zealand Soil Classification soil order pr...
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The New Zealand Drought Monitor is a system for keeping track of drought conditions across New Zealand based on a standardised climate index.
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NIWA
Keywords drought, climate, hazard, weather, rainfall
Daily maps showing soil moisture deficit, soil moisture anomaly, last 15 days rain, month-to-date rain, last 15 days sun, month-to-date sun, last 15 days temperature, month-to-date temperature, last 3...
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Annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand.
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NIWA
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Climate
Keywords climate, weather, rainfall, sunshine, temperature, annual, monthly, seasonal
Air temperature, rainfall, soil moisture and river flow predictions for the coming season.
Summaries of the typical weather and climate of a region, based on historical data observations made at climate stations located within the region.
Monthly summaries of the climate in the tropical South Pacific islands, with an outlook for the coming months.
Summaries of up-coming tropical cyclone seasons, issued 6-monthly.
National daily river flow forecasts for 24-hour periods across New Zealand.
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NIWA
Keywords River, river flow, forecast, flood, modelling
Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): measurements from NIWA atmospheric research station at Lauder, NZ. Includes ozone, column gases, aerosols, water vapour and UV. Rec...
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NIWA
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Atmosphere
Keywords Atmosphere, Gases, Ultraviolet (UV), Aerosols, NDACC, Ozone
We present 60 years of Δ14CO2 measurements from Wellington, New Zealand (41°S, 175°E). The record has been extended and fully revised. New measurements have been used to evaluate the existing record a...
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GNS Science, NIWA
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Atmosphere
Keywords carbon cycle,, greenhouse gases,, atmospheric trace gas observations
3D geoscience models in Leapfrog Geothermal relevant to geothermal projects, built from public and/or proprietary data.
Models are multidisciplinary and often include: topographic data, GIS datasets,...
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Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): measurements from the NIWA atmospheric research station at Lauder, NZ. Includes total column and profile measurements of greenhouse...
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NIWA
Category
Atmosphere
Keywords Atmosphere, Gas, Greenhouse gas, Ultraviolet (UV), Aerosols, NDACC, Ozone, Carbon dioxide, CO2, Methane, CH4
Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): NIWA atmospheric measurements from the Antarctica New Zealand research station at Arrival Heights, Antarctica. Includes total colu...
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NIWA
Category
Atmosphere
Keywords Atmosphere, Gas, Greenhouse gas, Ultraviolet (UV), NDACC, Ozone, Carbon dioxide, CO2, methane, CH4, Antarctica, Aerosols
The National Forestry Herbarium contains plants significant to plantation and indigenous forestry in New Zealand, including a wide range of native and amenity species.
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Scion
Keywords trees, exotic species, indigenous species, forestry
TCCON (Total Column Observing Network) is a network of ground-based Fourier Transform Spectrometers recording direct solar spectra in the near infrared spectral region. From these spectra, accurate an...
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NIWA
Category
Atmosphere
Keywords Atmosphere, Greenhouse gas, Ultraviolet (UV), Aerosols, TCCON, CO2, CH4, Carbon dioxide, methane, N2O, HF, CO, H2O, HDO
COCCON (COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network) ground-based remote sensing of atmospheric trace gases, CO2, CH4, CO ,H2O and HDO.
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NIWA
Category
Atmosphere
Keywords Atmosphere, Greenhouse gas, COCCON, CO2, Carbon dioxide, CH4, methane, CO, H2O, HDO
GRUAN (Global Climate Observing System Reference Upper-Air Network) is a state-of-the-art global network of high-quality measurements of climate variables (ozone, water vapour, temperature) in the upp...
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WOUDC (World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre) is one of six World Data Centres which are part of the Global Atmosphere Watch programme of the World Meteorological Organization.
WRMC-BSRN (World Radiation Monitoring Center-Baseline Surface Radiation Network) - measurements of radiation, ultraviolet (UV) and aerosols.
Biota of New Zealand provides access to taxonomic and nomenclature data associated with Aotearoa – New Zealand’s biodiversity collections of fungi, land invertebrates and plants. Biota of New Zealand ...
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Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Keywords Terrestrial plants, Land, Fungi, Micro organisms, Biodiversity, Land invertebrates, Plant pathogens, Plants
The NGMP is a groundwater quality dataset, collected regularly through collaborations with regional council personnel from 110 sites across all 15 regions of New Zealand, since 1990. The network attai...
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New Zealand’s depth to hydrogeological basement map. Depth to hydrogeological basement can be loosely defined as the ‘base of aquifers’; or more strictly as ‘the depth to where primary porosity and pe...
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GNS Science
Keywords Groundwater resources, New Zealand
ESR monitors New Zealand’s wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19. Check the weekly wastewater surveillance report from sampling across the country.
The Aquifer Potential Map is a preliminary map (version 1.0). This work was carried out as part of the GNS Science Groundwater Resources of New Zealand research programme, and future plans within this...
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GNS Science
Keywords Maps, Database, New Zealand, Raoul Island, Aquifer Potential
Monthly data of 1km x 1km rainfall recharge to groundwater, from Jan-2000 – Dec-2014. The National Groundwater Recharge Model (NGRM) was developed to demonstrate the utility of satellite data and glob...
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GNS Science
Keywords New Zealand, rainfall recharge, water table, model-derived
This dataset is a model-derived steady-state mean water table at the New Zealand nationwide scale with a resolution of 250m x 250m. These data are described in Westerhoff et al. (2018) – URL: https://...
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GNS Science
Keywords New Zealand, groundwater, water table, aquifer, model-derived
A water quality restoration tool that can help reduce levels of sediment, nutrients and microbes. This can the water quality exiting the wetland and the ecology of downstream water bodies.
Includes about 500 aquatic invertebrate taxa. There's 16 broad trait categories that are divided into subcategories.
Many of New Zealand's fish species (like inanga and tuna) undertake significant migrations as part of their life-cycle. However, instream infrastructure such as culverts and dams, can delay or prevent...
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These calendars cover 41 key freshwater fish species and are designed to help people working near freshwater minimise the impact of their work on the fish. Includes spawning and migration periods.
Tau kōura is a traditional Māori fishing method commonly used to harvest kōura or freshwater crayfish in areas where they are abundant.
These Biodiversity Memoirs are illustrated reference works that capture New Zealand's distinctive marine fauna and flora.
Find information on marine pests in New Zealand waters
Useful information and resources on New Zealand's marine flora and invertebrate fauna.
Catchment Land Use for Environmental Sustainability (CLUES) model is a GIS-based system that predicts the effects of land-use change and farm practice scenarios on water quality and socio-economic ind...
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Citizen science database for information on fish passage assessment, catch & release, NZ flood pics and snow depth.
NIWA station information management system (SIMS) is a Web based data management system to maintain descriptive information about environmental monitoring stations around New Zealand. The system lists...
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GIS image service of satellite water quality products. New Zealand wide maps from July 2002 including timeseries, climatologies and anomalies.
Virtual climate station estimates are produced every day, based on the spatial interpolation of actual data observations made at climate stations located around the country.
URQIS is a resource developed in 2012 that provides stormwater and urban stream quality data to the public by accessing a database of urban runoff quality data collected from all over New Zealand.
Ocean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change.
Since 1978 an aerial photographic survey of the glaciers of New Zealand has been carried out. The primary purpose of the survey is to record how much snow covers the glaciers at the end of summer.
New Zealand Flood Pics (NZFP) is a photographic archive of flooding for Aotearoa New Zealand. Its purpose is to collate photographs from floods that can support evidence-based decision-making for indi...
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NIWA
Keywords flooding, citizen-science, PHOTOGRAPHS, database
The maps and data linked from this page provide a modelled representation of New Zealand’s 1% annual exceedance probability (AEP) extreme sea level flooding under current climatic sea conditions, plus...
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A wide range of freshwater biodiversity resources including diversity of algae in wetlands through to Mokihinui River project and Patea River periphyton.
Any aspects of climate can be mapped from national through to regional and local levels. The maps are built using the national climate database, satellite data and output from global-scale and local-s...
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NIWA's public platform for exploring and downloading open science data, discovering and building apps, and engaging to solve important issues. You can analyze and combine Open Data sets using maps, as...
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NIWA
Keywords GIS, Geospatial
The DATAMAN is a database of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management. The web app has features for viewing and downloading Field, Storage and Housing data.
Manure management represents a key u...
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AgResearch
Keywords Manure, Livestock, Agriculture, Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Greenhouse gases, Greenhouse gas
Traits are defined as the components of organisms that can be measured and have an effect on ecosystem health. This trait database for marine benthic invertebrates is a powerful tool for assessing bio...
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Fact sheets on impacts of sediment on freshwater and estuarine and freshwater fish species using existing scientific information and expert scientific knowledge.
Educational resources for school students and teachers to discover more about science and technology. Includes air quality experiments, estuaries, climate and weather and more.