If Lockdown taught us anything it's that working from home is a viable alternative to the daily commute. Not only does it reduce our carbon footprint but it saves money – a bonus for any small business. We’ve made the decision to further streamline our operations, with ... Read More

Streamlined Environmental Director Dr Ngaire Phillips recently undertook a week-long intensive course run by the Institute of Directors, which explores director's roles and responsibilities. As a Director, shareholder and employee, Ngaire, along with co-owner Mike Stewart, face many of the same challenges in running their small ... Read More

Water allocation modelling is relatively new to the scene in New Zealand but it's rapidly becoming a hot topic. Increasing pressures on our freshwater systems from population and industry, and a changing climate, have motivated recent mandates on freshwater quantity accounting. Through the National Policy Statement ... Read More

Streamlined Environmental’s wetland specialist Dr Rebecca Eivers recently presented at an Information Day for Resource Managers, facilitated by NZ Landcare Trust. Rebecca presented on work she has been undertaking on edge of field mitigation options to improve water quality and biodiversity on Cookson Trust Farms in ... Read More

Dr Chris Dada has added to his considerable range of microbiology and water-quality modelling skills by successfully completing a Postgraduate Certificate programme at Massey University with courses on a range of data analysis and modelling methods. During the courses, Chris extensively applied Python, SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise ... Read More

Dr Tim Cox, Streamlined Environmental’s Water Resources Modeller, has developed models that address water allocation (SWAM or Simplified Water Allocation Model) and contaminant allocation (CASM or Contaminant Allocation Simulation Model). We are now offering webinars which provide the opportunity ... Read More

Streamlined Environmental’s (SEL) Director and Aquatic Ecologist Dr Ngaire Phillips is in Hawkes Bay for the next 2 weeks as a member of a Special Tribunal which has been appointed to consider an application for a Water Conservation Order (WCO) on ... Read More

Malcolm Green is currently serving as an independent commissioner on a panel of three convened by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to decide an application by the Port of Napier for resource consents for expanding the port. The other two commissioners are ... Read More

Streamlined Environmental’s Ecology and Ecotoxicology Specialist Dr Ngaire Phillips has been re-appointed to the EPA’s HSNO Committee for a further 3 years. The HSNO Committee considers applications for hazardous substances, and for new organisms into New Zealand, ... Read More

We are delighted to announce that Christopher Dada has been admitted as a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health (NZIEH), having satisfied the requirements of a recognised tertiary qualification and relevant work experience in a field related to ... Read More

March 2018, What it will take to fix Kaipara Harbour A new study by a consortium of researchers led by Streamlined Environmental Ltd has shown that the bulk of the sediment depositing each year in Kaipara Harbour is ... Read More

January 2018, Malcolm Green accredited as RMA decision maker Dr Malcolm Green has recently completed MfE’s Making Good Decisions Programme, and is now accredited as an RMA decision maker. Under the Resource Management Act, persons must be ... Read More

November 2017, Streamlined scientist member of team awarded 5-year MBIE funding Dr Mike Stewart (Environmental Chemist) is a key researcher in a 5-year project on “Managing the risk of emerging organic contaminants” (EOCs) recently announced by the MBIE. The ... Read More

November 2017, Contaminant load limits and the concept of the “critical point” Malcolm Green presented a talk on contaminant load limits and the “critical point” at the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society 2017 Annual Conference held in Hamilton.... Read More

November 2016, Waves in Estuaries Presentation Malcolm Green gave a public talk on “Waves in Estuaries” at the offices of MetOcean Solutions, Raglan, on Friday November 11. The rise and fall of the tide is the most obvious physical feature ... Read More

September 2016 Waves and Sediment Flocculation In the shallow, largely intertidal estuaries that are typical of New Zealand, wind-lashed, whitecapped waves are important. For instance, they scour intertidal flats of mud that is eroded from the land and ... Read More

Measuring “total” contaminant concentrations doesn’t always tell us about the portion that is actually able to be taken up by an organism (bioavailable). It is this bioavailable portion that is potentially toxic. Contaminant concentrations in aquatic organisms such as shellfish have been widely used as a direct measure of the ... Read More

Putting PRINCE2 into Practice Dr Ngaire Phillips recently gained certification as a PRINCE2 Practitioner. PRINCE2 (an acronym for PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a world-class international project management method. It is widely used internationally and is increasingly being adopted by government and private organisations throughout ... Read More