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Tōku awa koiora – introduction

Tōku awa koiora me ōna pikonga he kura tangihia o te mātāmuri - the river of life, each curve more beautiful than the last. King Tāwhiao, second Māori King Our collection of resources 'Tōku awa ...

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Wetlands – the river’s kidneys

Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman says that the wet, boggy places you see along the Waikato River as you drive north of Huntly towards the Bombay Hills may look like barren landscapes ...

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River islands

Six Waikato River islands were returned to Waikato-Tainui through the 2010 Waikato River Settlement. Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman (working for Waikato Raupatu River Trust) focuses on ...

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Finding out what’s in our lake using eDNA

Environmental DNA (eDNA) has revolutionised how scientists monitor ecosystems and identify the species that live in them. eDNA is genetic material found in hair, scales, skin and even faeces ...

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Monitoring stream health

Stream health monitoring and assessment is a hands-on look at a freshwater ecosystem. It involves the measurement of water quality indicators and observations of the physical and biological ...

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Building a tau kōura

Kōura (freshwater crayfish) are a taonga species for Māori, a keystone species for ecosystem dynamics and an indicator species for ecosystem health. They are also a species that have been ...

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Mizuiku Upstream Battle

Did you know that 80% of marine litter globally starts life on land? Mizuiku Upstream Battle is a citizen science programme run by Keep New Zealand Beautiful. It aims to get volunteers across ...

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Globe at Night

Globe at Night is an international citizen science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen scientists to measure and submit their night sky ...

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Litterati

Litter is everywhere – but how much is there, and why does it matter? Litterati is an online citizen science (OCS) project that allows participants to photograph, upload and tag litter in their ...

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Rivers and Us – monitoring our waterways

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and guest Alex Daniel from the Waikato Regional Council take a hands-on look at fresh water monitoring. Exploring our urban and ...

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Lakes380 – a context for learning

Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future is the largest scientific study ever undertaken on lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand. The programme, jointly led by GNS Science and Cawthron ...

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Living World – The rocky shore

The rocky shore is a popular topic in primary school science. Below are some Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to the rocky shore in the Living World strand of the New ...

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The importance of wetlands

Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman explains why wetlands are important for the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River. She likens wetlands to the function of kidneys in the body – a ...

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Wetland research

Researcher and project manager Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman describes some of the projects taking place in Whangamarino Wetland. Scholarship students have been given the opportunity to work ...

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Pest plants

Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman explains why some plants are considered pest plants within the Waikato River catchment. These plants invade the catchment area and often compete with ...

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Waikato Taniwharau

An interactive showing the lower Waikato River. Use the zoom-in feature to find some cultural and geographical connections to the river. Listen to iwi talking about what the river means to them ...

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Rivers and Us – monitoring our waterways – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Rivers and Us – monitoring our waterways, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full ...

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Finding the clues – inputs and lake sediments

Dust, nutrients, other natural and human-made materials enter lakes over many years. They settle to the lakebed to form sediments. This interactive explores different inputs. Select here to view ...

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