In response to widespread water quality and quantity issues, the New Zealand Government
has recently embarked on a number of comprehensive freshwater management reforms …

Values of ecosystems and potential losses associated with their degradation are complex
and often ignored in economic assessments. The concept of ecosystem services may …

Mātauranga Māori is a continuum of distinct knowledge with Polynesian origins that grew in
Aotearoa New Zealand, Footnote 1 including Māori worldview, values, culture and cultural …

Knowledge of trophic status is fundamental to understanding the condition and function of
lake ecosystems. We developed regression models to predict chlorophyll a concentrations …

Abstract The Treaty of Waitangi forms the underlying foundation of the Crown–Māori
relationship with regard to freshwater resources in Āotearoa-New Zealand. While there is no …

Throughout the world, there is a growing recognition of the importance and need for
incorporation of Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of First Nations …

Hypoxia resulting from aquatic eutrophication threatens the population health of the New
Zealand freshwater crayfish (koura), Paranephrops zealandicus. An integrated study …

Representative sampling of crayfish in streams is often impractical, especially in non-
wadable habitats, or in areas with soft substrates. Whakaweku are artificial habitats made …

Freshwater crayfish or kōura (Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842) support important
customary fisheries for Te Arawa iwi (tribal members) in the Te Arawa lakes, North Island …

Substrate is very important factor on growth and survival for crayfish in their entire life.
Survival rate and growth of juveniles of the Mexican dwarf orange crayfish (Cambarellus …