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Hawkes Bay Lakes – Round Two
– 16 September 2020
Lakes Appreciation Month – What do we value about our lakes?
– 25 July 2022
Inspiring our next generation of lake scientists
– 26 March 2022
Lakes380 gives back in support of the Predator Free 2050 Vision
– 4 July 2021
Deep lakes and fancy coffee uncovered
– 26 May 2021
Where The Wild Weka Are: A Chatham Island Lake Adventure
– 23 April 2021
Nelson public get up close with Lakes380 research
– 11 April 2021
Out of sight, out of mind? Examining public access to lakes in Aotearoa
– 5 March 2021
Alpine lake sampling – Queenstown, part 2
– 22 February 2021
Rotorua and South Taranaki – back for more core!
– 19 February 2021
Tūhono ki Wairarapa Moana
– 8 February 2021
Weathering the Storm – Lakes380 Team Present Lake Research at NZ Freshwater Science Conference
– 6 January 2021
North Canterbury – the last Lakes380 fieldwork for 2020
– 30 November 2020
Cows, kids and limoncello – Waikato Week 2
– 8 November 2020
Waikato Lakes – week one
– 18 October 2020
The West Coast/Otago – Week Two
– 3 February 2020
Sunshine, sand, and stories – researching lakes of the Manawatū-Whanganui region
– 13 August 2020
Winter Wonderland Fieldwork in Central Otago
– 7 July 2020
Lakes380 Launching Off in Wellington!
– 18 September 2018
Sampling Golden Bay/Mohua – part 1
– 11 October 2018
Sampling Golden Bay/Mohua – part 2
– 20 September 2018
The Lakes380 team heads north to Auckland
– 1 April 2019
Sampling Southland
– 20 January 2019
Southland Summary
– 21 January 2019
Southland – That’s a Wrap
– 22 January 2019
Te Arawa / Rotorua Lakes Field Work Summary
– 20 April 2019
Te Arawa / Rotorua lakes field work – a PhD students perspective
– 5 April 2019
Northland – second half of Phase one
– 26 May 2019
Northland phase 1 week 1 – the Far North!
– 20 May 2019
The Wild West Coast – Week One
– 21 January 2020
News
Three short films released
– 26 June 2022
Walking Access Commission profiles Lakes380 summer students work
– 19 May 2021
New film published on the Wairarapa Moana Kete Pūrākau
– 2 June 2021
Opportunity to join the Lakes380 team – BLAKE Ambassador programme
– 18 June 2021
Wairarapa Moana Kete Pūrākau on Te Ao Māori News
– 24 June 2021
Soltice Morrison – young trailblazing wāhine of this year’s Y25
– 1 July 2021
Whakahokia te mauri o Oporoa – a documentary on Lake Oporoa
– 24 August 2021
Congratulations Katie and Mailys
– 21 October 2021
South Island Kōkako DNA….
– 5 January 2022
Kilham Memorial Lecture Award
– 26 March 2022
A new documentary has just gone live on lakestoriesnz.org!
– 12 April 2022
Congratulations to Lena Schallenberg
– 16 April 2022
Te Karere features the launch of Ngāti Koata Trust’s and Lakes380 virtual experience
– 4 June 2022
Virtual experience of D’Urville Island’s Lake Moawhitu launched
– 4 May 2022
Stuff article on the Lake Moawhitu Virtual Experience
– 3 May 2022
Te Pātaka Kai o Tūwiriroa – new film launched
– 24 June 2022
Dr Charlotte Šunde – Wairarapa Moana Kete Pūrākau, an interview with Cawthron Radio
– 20 May 2021
Katie Brasell – Southern eDNA society seminar
– 28 June 2022
Charlotte Šunde on Waatea News
– 2 July 2022
Article about Andrew Rees
– 1 July 2022
New documentary featuring global lake expert Dame Carolyn Burns
– 24 November 2022
Congratulations Jamie Howarth
– 2 January 2023
Congratulations Georgia
– 31 December 2022
Congratulations Caitlin Wheeler
– 30 December 2022
A new lakes-focused teaching resource
– 4 March 2023
New lake water quality app
– 22 March 2023
New animated eDNA video!
– 23 March 2023
Lakes380 in the media!
– 17 April 2023
If we think long-term….
– 19 April 2023
Something in the water
– 8 May 2023
Whakahokia te mauri o Oporoa
– 19 July 2023
Summer scholarship -Geographic analysis of public access to New Zealand’s lakes
– 2 August 2020
Exploring the current and historic health of New Zealand’s most northern lakes (25 June 2019)
– 25 June 2019
NZ’s lakes get a $12m health check as ‘beasties’ and bacteria sampled
– 25 February 2019
Health-check: more North Island lakes graded ‘Bad’ than ‘good’
– 9 January 2018
MARCUS VANDERGOES FROM GNS: $12M TO TEST LAKES
– 9 November 2018
Project to understand health of lakes receives MBIE funding
– 15 September 2017
Professor Rewi Newman -election to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
– 14 March 2020
Exploring the environmental history of New Zealand’s lakes – Wānaka Sun article
– 12 February 2020
Lakes380 and Whanganui school builds on link with Rotokawau/Virginia Lake
– 15 December 2019
Radio New Zealand Interview – Lakes380 to reveal 1000-year history of lakes – part 1
– 21 November 2019
Radio New Zealand Interview – A spotlight on NZ lakes – Lakes380 part 2
– 28 November 2019
Lakes380 on the The Green Desk Show
– 15 November 2019
Home Learning TV – Breaking It Down with Dr. Michelle Dickinson, featuring Susie Wood
– 15 May 2020
Exploring the current and past health of New Zealand’s southern lakes
– 19 June 2020
Lakes give up secrets of past
– 1 July 2020
Successful deep lake field trip
– 17 July 2020
Professor Stephen Meyers on inspiring scientific literacy
– 28 January 2020
Microbe study designed to create early warning system water health
– 28 August 2020
Sciblogs – Secret Lives of Lakes
– 11 September 2020
Congratulations – Georgia Thomson-Laing
– 22 September 2020
lakestoriesnz.org Website Launch
– 29 October 2020
New website uses digital storytelling to share Wairarapa lake histories
– 10 November 2020
Online tool brings lake stories to life
– 23 November 2020
Finding fault: researchers team up to assess Hamilton’s seismic risk and lake health
– 25 November 2020
Signs of liquefaction from lake sediment indicate possible past earthquakes
– 28 November 2020
Kiely McFarlane talks about freshwater in Aotearoa NZ and Canada
– 7 January 2021
Lakes380 on Te Karere TVNZ
– 8 February 2021
Research into Rotorua lakes aims to find clues about their health and history
– 8 February 2021
Development of DNA based methods to detect taonga species
– 22 April 2021
Lakes380 presenters at the EGU 2021 conference
– 26 April 2021
Lakes in focus
– 29 April 2021
Publications
Detecting cyanobacteria in sediment cores
– 2 January 2022
Sampling for fish eDNA in lakes
– 3 May 2023
New manuscript on Rototoa (Auckland)
– 3 January 2023
The role of human access and environmental parameters in structuring lake communities
– 19 November 2022
A new optimised methods to extract fish eDNA
– 14 July 2022
New paper on picocyanobacteria
– 16 July 2022
New article published! A DNA-based tool to monitor and detect kākahi
– 7 May 2022
New insights into the scientific history of Lake Oporoa
– 26 March 2022
Metagenomic insights – sediment microbial communities in freshwater lakes
– 26 March 2022
Tracing the neglect of lakes in New Zealand freshwater politics
– 26 March 2022
Distribution of bacteria in lakes of Aotearoa-New Zealand
– 4 March 2022
Microorganisms from surface sediment of Southland lakes
– 15 June 2020
How long can sediment be stored for DNA analysis?
– 2 February 2022
A new tool to assess lake water quality
– 25 December 2021
A new DNA-based tool to detect tuna (eel)
– 29 September 2021
How do lake microbial communities respond to large earthquakes?
– 24 August 2021
Can a single sample capture all the bacterial diversity in a sediment core layer?
– 5 May 2021
Environmental DNA variability in lake sediment cores
– 9 March 2021
Is a Central Sediment Sample Sufficient?
– 11 September 2020
Exploring the history of New Zealand’s lakes – a printable infographic
– 21 August 2020
Perspective: Advancing the research agenda for improving understanding of cyanobacteria in a future of global change
– 15 December 2019
What Can DNA in the Environment Tell Us About an Ecosystem?
– 1 January 2020
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Katavich
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Acheron Lake 1
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Big Lagoon
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L51931
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L52064
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L52117
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L52487
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Pyramid Lake
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– 12 May 2020
Long White Lagoon
– 12 May 2020
Shallow Lake
– 12 May 2020
South Mavora Lake / Manawapōpōre
– 12 May 2020
Waituna Lagoon / Waipārera
– 12 May 2020
L15929
– 12 May 2020
L16202
– 12 May 2020
Lake Herengawe
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Lake Kaikura
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Lake Moumahaki
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Lake Oturi
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Lake Rotokare
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Lake Waiau
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Lake Waikare
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West Kaihoka Lake / Whupa
– 12 May 2020
East Kaihoka Lake / Tinawhu
– 12 May 2020
Lake Killarney
– 12 May 2020
Lake Lockett
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Lake Mangarakau
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Lake Pounui
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Lake Onoke
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Lake Okareka
– 14 May 2020
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Lake Ōkataina
– 14 May 2020
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Lake Rotoiti (Rotorua)
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Lake Rotorua (Rotorua)
– 14 May 2020
Lake Tarawera
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Lake Tikitapu
– 14 May 2020
L45434
– 14 May 2020
Lake Alexandrina / Takamana
– 14 May 2020
Lake Camp / Ōtautari
– 14 May 2020
Lake Catherine
– 14 May 2020
Lake Clearwater / Te Puna-a-Taka
– 14 May 2020
Lake Denny
– 14 May 2020
Lake Dumb-bell
– 14 May 2020
Duncan Stream Tarn 1
– 14 May 2020
Duncan Stream Tarn 2
– 14 May 2020
Duncan Stream Tarn 3
– 14 May 2020
Lake Emily
– 14 May 2020
Lake Emma / Kirihonuhonu
– 14 May 2020
Lake Evelyn
– 14 May 2020
Te Roto o Wairewa / Lake Forsyth
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Hartley Tarn
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Lake Heron / Ōtūroto
– 14 May 2020
Lake Ida
– 14 May 2020
Irishman Stream Tarn
– 14 May 2020
Lake Lyndon / Te Hāpua Waikawa
– 14 May 2020
Lake Maori A / Ōtūwharekai
– 14 May 2020
Lake Marymere
– 14 May 2020
Mata Kopae / St. Anne’s Lagoon
– 14 May 2020
Lake McGregor / Whakarukumoana
– 14 May 2020
Lake Pearson / Ōpōrea
– 14 May 2020
Lake Rotorua (Canterbury)
– 14 May 2020
Lake Sarah
– 14 May 2020
Lake Selfe
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Stoney Tarn
– 14 May 2020
Alta Tarn
– 14 May 2020
Lake Mckay
– 14 May 2020
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– 14 May 2020
Lake Lochnagar / Ōtaka
– 14 May 2020
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– 14 May 2020
Lake Kohangatera
– 14 May 2020
Lake Waiorongomai
– 14 May 2020
Lake Waitawa
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L46774
– 14 May 2020
Alpine Lake / Ata Puai
– 14 May 2020
Lake Douglas
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Kangaroo Lake
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Lady Lake
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Lake Māhinapua
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Lake Morgan
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Lake Paringa
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Lake Poerua / Pouerua
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Lake Rototekoiti / Roto Te Koeti
– 14 May 2020
Skifington Swamp
– 14 May 2020
Lake Hayes / Waiwhakaata
– 14 May 2020
Lake Johnson / Waipuna
– 14 May 2020
Lake Brunner / Kōtukuwhakaoka
– 14 May 2020
Lake Rotoiti (Nelson Lakes)
– 14 May 2020
Tomahawk Lagoon (Lower)
– 15 July 2020
Tomahawk Lagoon (Upper)
– 15 July 2020
Waihora / Lake Waihola
– 15 July 2020
Lake Tuakitoto / Roto-nui-a-Whatu
– 15 July 2020
Moke Lake / Punamāhaka / Waikāmāhaka
– 15 July 2020
Lake Wakatipu / Whakatipu Wai Māori
– 15 July 2020
Lake Kirkpatrick
– 15 July 2020
Lake Dispute
– 15 July 2020
Sutton Salt Lake
– 15 July 2020
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– 10 August 2020
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– 10 August 2020
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– 10 August 2020
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– 10 August 2020
Lake William
– 10 August 2020
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– 10 August 2020
Pukepuke Lagoon
– 10 August 2020
Voss Lagoon
– 10 August 2020
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– 10 August 2020
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– 10 August 2020
Karere Lagoon
– 10 August 2020
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– 22 September 2020
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– 22 September 2020
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– 22 September 2020
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Kaweka Lake 1
– 22 September 2020
Kaweka Lake 2
– 22 September 2020
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– 24 September 2020
Horseshoe Lake (Hawke’s Bay)
– 24 September 2020
L34599 (Round Lake)
– 13 October 2020
L36343
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– 13 November 2020
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Whatihua Lake / Thompson’s Lake
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– 23 November 2020
Horseshoe Lake (Canterbury)
– 11 December 2020
Lake Taylor
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Waitetemoroiti / Loch Katrine
– 11 December 2020
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Te Ruakanakana / Lake Elterwater
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– 11 December 2020
Hokakura / Lake Sumner
– 14 December 2020
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Lake Chalice
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Lake Hope
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L50710
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L53753
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L53717
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Dukes Tarn
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L53683
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– 8 March 2021
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Matthews Lagoon
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– 28 May 2021
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– 15 June 2021
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