Freshwater Monitoring
Resources, guides, tools and advice on how to monitor your catchment's freshwater.
NIWA
Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit
Series of instructional videos on what SHMAK is and how to use it
NIWA
Quality assurance for community based monitoring
An overview of international frameworks and approaches
NIWA
NZ Water Citizens Database
NZ Water Citizens is a landing page for anyone in New Zealand interested in volunteer stream monitoring.
NZ Landcare Trust
WETMAK (Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Kit)
Online resource for community groups working on wetland restoration projects in New Zealand.
NIWA
Fish Passage Assessment Tool
An easy-to-use system for recording instream structures and assessing their likely impact on fish movements and river connectivity.
Greater Wellinton
Environmental Data Dashboard
The viewer provides access to live environmental monitoring data from Greater Wellington.
Wai Connection
eDNA sampling in waterways guide
This introductory guide provides an outline of some of the major advantages & limitations of the tool, and provides some general suggestions to help groups incorporate eDNA into their monitoring plan.
Wai Connection
Monitoring Plan Template
A template for CBM groups to capture their monitoring purpose, what will be monitored, where, how and when, plus details of training, quality checks and plan review.
Mountains to Sea Wellington
Monitoring Wellington's freshwater fish
Guidance on why and how to monitor freshwater fish with a focussing on fish commonly found in the Wellington Region.