Southland Region Data
16 Environmental Reporting
3 Fresh Water
1 Land
2 Freshwater directorate
3 MfE Data Management
2 Spatial Data Environmental Reporting
21 Southland Region
3 Gore District
4 Invercargill City
14 Southland District
Benthic protection areas (2016 report)
New Zealand's four million km2 marine environment is diverse, with a range of coastal habitats and offshore seabed environments. There are also many marine species unique to New Zealand. Marine protected areas conserve or manage some of these unique habitats and species, while a range of other tools also provide marine protection. We report on the area covered by these tools as an indirect measure to understand the state of the marine environment.
Benthic protection areas (protected seabed areas) are one of the marine protection tools used. They are designated areas in the exclusive economic zone, which extends from the 12 nautical mile seaward limit of the territorial sea to the 200 nautical mile limit. Bethnic protection areas protect seabed habitats through the prohibition of bottom trawling and dredging. There are some areas where seamount closures overlap with benthic protection areas. In these cases the seamount closure restrictions apply.
Note that the thumbnail preview of this spatial data does not reflect the data underlying it. Please see the methodology for a more reflective preview.
Lightning recorders
Lightning is the discharge of electricity from thunderstorms. Ground strikes can cause significant damage to property and infrastructure, and injure or kill people and livestock. Lightning is often associated with other severe weather events, such as strong wind gusts. Thunderstorms may increase in frequency and intensity with climate change.
This dataset shows the location of sensors in the New Zealand Lightning Detection Network (NZLDN), run by MetService.
Sensors around the country detect lightning over the New Zealand land mass and a short distance out to sea. These sensors detect very accurately the electrical discharge, location, and time, as well as noting other parameters such as current strength. The NZLDN records both cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground strikes.
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Type2 Marine Protected Areas
The location and extent of Type 2 marine protected areas in the territorial sea.
DoC marine mammal sanctuaries (2016 report)
Marine mammal sanctuaries are one of the marine protection tools used. They are designed to protect New Zealand's unique range of marine mammals by reducing harmful human impacts, particularly in vulnerable areas such as migratory routes and breeding grounds. Each marine mammal sanctuary has a specific set of restrictions based on the species that occupy, or pass through that particular area.
Benthic_Protected_Areas
This dataset was last updated on MfE Data Service on 03 Jul 2018.
From the original files MFB0174_1_region_TM and MFB0174_1_rectangle_TM.
Sourced from MPI in May 2012. Contact Alana Corney.
Freshwater pests: Reed sweetgrass
"Freshwater plant and animal pests can have significant negative impacts on ecosystem health by reducing indigenous biodiversity through predation and competition, and destabilising aquatic habitats. Freshwater plant pests can cause economic losses through blocking water intakes for hydroelectricity generation, impeded drainage or irrigation. In addition, pests can affect the suitability for recreational activities.
This dataset relates to the "Freshwater pests" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website. "
Occurrence of non-native species in monitored ports
The number of exotic species observed in New Zealand's monitored ports of first entry for international vessels
River Environment Classification Southland (2010)
MfE Data Management
This dataset was first added to MfE Data Service on 23 Dec 2013.
The New Zealand River Environment Classification (REC) organises information about the physical characteristics of New Zealand's rivers. Individual river sections are mapped according to physical factors such as climate, source of flow for the river water, topography, and geology, and catchment land cover eg, forest, pasture or urban. Sections of river that have similar ecological characteristics can then be grouped together, no matter where they are.
This information is mapped for New Zealand's entire river network - over 425,000 kilometres of river. Different types of rivers respond differently to the pressures placed on them - the REC can be used to highlight the most appropriate management tools and approaches to reduce these pressures for each river type. Information from the classification is used to develop policy, assess the environment, and report on the quality of river water.
Stream order is the numerical position of a tributary or section of a river within the entire network. Headwater streams are assigned a stream order of 1. When two tributaries of the same stream order meet, the order increments by one for the next section downstream. However, if two sections meet where one section has higher order than the other, the next section downstream has the same order as the highest upstream section.
Additional metadata can be found at www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/metadata/env-clas... .
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Freshwater pests: Purple loosestrife
Mortality of indigenous tree sp black beech 2002–2014
"The rates of death (mortality) of indigenous tree species vary across New Zealand. Changes in the state of the environment (such as from browsing pests, large-scale weather events, or climate change) may change the rates of mortality of particular tree species. This in turn may alter forest processes. Repeated surveys of the distribution of mortality rates can alert us to impacts on our indigenous forests.
This data set relates to the "Distribution of indigenous trees" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website."