water quality

In the News | Published: 30 June 201603 May 2017

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has released her commentary on a wide-ranging ‘State of the Environment’ […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 20 June 201620 June 2016

We need to fund more research into an algae clogging southern lakes says University of Otago’s Dr Marc Schallenberg on […]

In the News | Published: 23 October 201523 October 2015

The ‘state of the environment’ report Environment Aoteoroa 2015 has received extensive media coverage. Released Wednesday, the report focuses on […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 May 2015

The Government is restarting a forestry scheme that will pay landowners to plant forests, aiming to prevent erosion, improve water […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 23 September 2014

Dame Anne Salmond, patron of the Te Awaroa 1000 Rivers Project, writes about the country’s ‘blue economy’ in the New […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 08 September 201423 July 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 11 July 201411 July 2014

In its Wednesday editorial, the Dominion Post tackles the issue of freshwater quality in New Zealand, and last week’s release […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 April 201428 March 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted resource consent to a proposed irrigation dam that will be the largest built […]

In the News | Published: 20 March 201428 March 2016

Freshwater quality data from rivers all over New Zealand have been brought together in one place with a simple, user-friendly […]

In the News | Published: 05 February 201428 March 2016

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling on government to pick up its game on water standards. Current proposals […]