Inquiry into the Proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management

NZFSS put forward one of the 149 submissions on the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Since then, there has been a Board of Inquiry into those submissions. If you would... read more

The Water Research Strategy

The Water Research Strategy document has been developed by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) and Ministry for the Environment (MfE). It can be found on the MfE website here.... read more

Obituary - Jim Bannon

One of our NZFSS members, Jim Bannon, died suddenly but peacefully at Waikato Hospital on September 23, 2009 aged 61 years. Jim was a student and a dedicated member of the University of Waikato... read more

Congratulations

Congratulations to Amy Whitehead who is runner up for the 2009 MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year for her work on conservation of the threatened blue duck or whio. Amy is a student at University... read more

Obituary Dr M.A. (Ann) Chapman (1937-2009)

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of our friend and colleague Dr Ann Chapman on May 23, 2009. Ann was a central figure in New Zealand limnological circles and in 1967 was a founding... read more