Freshwater Fish
Freshwater friends at Zealandia
Claire Concannon meets the latest addition to the Zealandia ecosanctuary family - toitoi, or common bully. Zealandia CEO Dr Danielle Shanahan explains why these little fish will be an important part… Audio
Freshwater fish swim for science
NIWA scientists are putting freshwater fish such as inanga through swimming trials, to find out how they cope with water moving at different speeds. Video, Audio
Our Changing World for 27 June 2019
NIWA is putting freshwater fish through their paces in a swimming test, and the story of indium, the chemical element that is the Queen of the touchscreen. Audio
The streams beneath the streets
New research shows Wellington's underground streams are important homes and highways for freshwater fish. Audio
Our Changing World for 30 May 2019
Many of Wellington's streams now run in pipes under the roads, and the aspergillosis crisis in the kakapo population grows. Audio
Lampreys aka 'vampire fish'
Lampreys are eel-like jawless fish, related to sharks, that spend their lives in fresh and salt water, and at sea they use their sucker-like mouths to attach to large animals to feed Audio
Kokopu condos and tuna townhouse
A housing project for native fish in suburban streams is hoping to provide safe refuges for giant kokopu and long-finned eels Video, Audio
Rare Mudfish, the Farmer and the School
A population of rare South Canterbury mudfish are benefiting from a community project involving the St Andrews School, the farmer and the Working Waters Trust Audio
Improving Inanga Breeding Habitat
The Department of Conservation's David Moss explains how people can help to create better breeding habitat for inanga. Audio
Improving Inanga Breeding Habitat
The Department of Conservation's David Moss explains how people can help to create better breeding habitat for inanga. Audio
Whitebait Recruitment in Rivers
Fish ecologist Andy Hicks studies whitebait life cycles and their recruitment in river systems Audio