An unexpected result of our earthquake studies was the discovery that  īnanga spawning habitat had expanded, and was more extensive than ever previously recorded in Christchurch’s waterways.

Further surveys in 2016 found that even larger areas were being used. The total area of spawning was around 2x the next largest area recorded anywhere in New Zealand !

Original post from the Resilient Shorelines blog:

http://www.resilientshorelines.nz/2018/06/nzs-largest-known-area-of-inanga.html