Emperor penguin foraging behaviour revealed
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: Emperor penguin foraging behaviour revealed Emperor penguin foraging behaviour revealed SHARE THIS: Media Release 20 April 2018 An unavoidable delay in a research ship’s voyage to Antarctica resulted in some surprising and important findings about the behaviour of emperor […]
Read More →Light shines on UV radiation research
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: Light shines on UV radiation research Sun worshippers may feel the burn next week as scientists and health professionals from around the world meet in Wellington to discuss the latest research on the effects of UV radiation. Science Centres: […]
Read More →NIWA expertise contributes to healthy hoki fishery
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: NIWA expertise contributes to healthy hoki fishery When NIWA fisheries scientist Richard O’Driscoll went to sea earlier this year, he and his team measured so many fish that laid end to end, they would have stretched for 31km. Science […]
Read More →Scientists send snapper to boot camp
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Scientists send snapper to boot camp At a laboratory just outside Whangarei, scientists are putting very young snapper through comprehensive physical testing – including a full medical check-up involving smell, hearing, vision, and even anxiety testing. NIWA’s Northland Marine Research Centre […]
Read More →Warmer seas make whales more difficult to find and track
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Warmer seas make whales more difficult to find and track A two-week expedition to tag blue whales in New Zealand waters for the first time, almost came up empty due to warmer sea temperatures causing the animals to change their behaviour. […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 9 February 2018
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 9 February 2018 A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 2 February 2018
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 2 February 2018 A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions […]
Read More →Tangaroa heads to Antarctica on six-week voyage of discovery
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Tangaroa heads to Antarctica on six-week voyage of discovery Forty intrepid adventurers leave Wellington next week for a six-week scientific voyage to Antarctica. Research voyages to Antarctica are undertaken by NIWA once every two years and take place in one of […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 25 January 2018
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 25 January 2018 A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 19 January 2018
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 19 January 2018 A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent […]
Read More →Look out for leopard seals
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Look out for leopard seals A NIWA scientist is asking beachgoers to look out for leopard seals over summer. Marine mammal biologist Dr Krista Hupman is asking anyone who sees a leopard seal to report it as soon as possible by […]
Read More →Summer Series 2017 – Spectacular scenes under the ice
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Summer Series 2017 – Spectacular scenes under the ice In October a team of scientists from New Zealand and Finland travelled to Antarctica for a scientific diving expedition under the ice. New Harbour sea ice can go for years without breaking […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 11 January 2018
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 11 January 2018 A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent […]
Read More →Summer series 2017 – Sailing the Southern Ocean – a scientific odyssey
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Summer series 2017 – Sailing the Southern Ocean – a scientific odyssey NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa sets off for a six-week voyage to Antarctica in February. Six of those aboard explain what they’re doing, what they’re worried about and the one […]
Read More →Summer Series 2017 – Citizen scientists take on Hutt River
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Summer Series 2017 – Citizen scientists take on Hutt River A group of volunteers who love the Hutt River are helping to care for it over summer. At the bottom of the cone is clear plastic giving her a crisp, close-up […]
Read More →Summer Series 2017 – A day out measuring at Molesworth
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: Summer Series 2017 – A day out measuring at Molesworth As the road behind Hanmer Springs turns to gravel and a dust cloud forms in the rear vision mirror, the southern edge of Molesworth Station unfolds. Across Jacks Pass, […]
Read More →Summer Series 2017 – Look out for these marine pests
MIL OSI – Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Release/Statement Headline: Summer Series 2017 – Look out for these marine pests Every year NIWA carries out numerous marine surveillance missions, surveys at ports and harbours around the country. Their divers are looking for the pests that have hitched a ride […]
Read More →Summer series 2017 – One fish, two fish…we’re counting on you
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Summer series 2017 – One fish, two fish…we’re counting on you Kim McNamara says she can tell if someone’s had a bad day fishing just by looking at them. “You almost become a fishing psychologist – you can tell by the […]
Read More →NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 21 December 2017
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 21 December 2017 A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions […]
Read More →Summer Series 2017 – NIWA’s Year of Weather
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Summer Series 2017 – NIWA’s Year of Weather AUTUMN – March, April, May Highest temperature 33°C, at Leeston on March 17 Lowest temperature -6.9°C at Middlemarch on May 22 Highest 1-day rainfall 231.8mm, at North Egmont on March 11 Highest wind […]
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