The wisdom of age that characterises Masterton resident, kaumātua Nelson Rangi (Rangitakaiwaho), shines through his unique humour, grace and warmth. His recollections span nine decades, …
The recently published manuscript ‘’Using paleolimnology to guide rehabilitation of a culturally significant lake in New Zealand ” tracks the environmental history of Lake Oporoa in …
Freshwater has become a key political issue in Aotearoa New Zealand over the last 15 years. Yet the social and ecological values and degraded state …
Congratulations to co-programme leader Susie Wood for being awarded the prestigious International Society of Limnology Kilham Memorial Lecture Award. Susie is a world expert in …
A new scientific paper lead by Laura Biessy and John Pearman explores the function of bacteria in three of the lakes in the Tūwharekai (Ashburton …
By Jonathan Puddick (JP) and Georgia Thomson-Laing During 2022, the Lakes380 team will be out sharing their passion for lake science and lake ecology with …
A new paper led by John Pearman (shown in picture below, on right) was recently published in Frontiers in Microbiology. It looks at the distribution …
As part of Lakes380 and other large projects worldwide hundreds of sediment cores are being collected. Sometimes these are from places where it is not …
….found in Lake Paringa sediment from early 19th century The South Island kōkako is an ancient bird once widespread in southern New Zealand forests. It …
Cyanobacteria are present in all lakes, but when conditions are favorable they can multiply (bloom) and take over the lake ecosystem, especially in the summer. …
Our first manuscript that uses our national surface dataset has been published. You can see the manuscript here or email Lakes.380@cawthron.org.nz for a copy. The …
Congratulations to Lakes380 students Mailys Picard and Katie Brasell who were recognised last week at the 11th #INTECOL – International Wetlands Virtual Conference for their …
The Lakes380 team has developed a new DNA-based tool to detect tuna (short and long-finned eel) in lakes and rivers. This method will assist with …
Led by PhD student Katie Brasell the study Lake microbial communities are not resistant or resilient to repeated large-scale natural pulse disturbances just published in …
The Whakahokia te mauri o Oporoa documentary tells the story of Lake Oporoa. It celebrates the commitment of Rangitīkei iwi to enhancing the life force …
