Glaciers continue to shrink this year, says NIWA
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
The annual end-of-summer snowline survey of more than 50 South Island glaciers has revealed continued...
Marine heatwave conditions forming: NIWA
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NIWA forecasters say a marine heatwave is forming around parts of New Zealand after sea...
Queen of the critters
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
What do a squat lobster, a sand hopper, a comma shrimp and a geodiid sponge...
Record warmth so far this winter
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
New Zealand has just experienced its warmest June and July since records began in 1909...
Will it be a fintastic fishing year?
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A marine heatwave is happening all around New Zealand. Warmer waters are more pleasant for...
Squat lobster memoir hot off the press
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
After a decade-long effort, NIWA’s latest Biodiversity Memoir has just rolled off the presses. Written...
Valuable work of weather volunteers
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Every day at 8am Hawke’s Bay farmer Robert Buchanan heads out to his rain gauge...
Hotspot Watch 26 March 2021
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to...
Fabulous Fiordland showcased in new e-Guide
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
With cascading waterfalls and native bush tumbling down mountainous terrain, Fiordland is one of the...
Hotspot Watch 17 February 2022
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to...
Underwater robot getting close-up look at Kaikōura Canyon
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A six-metre long orange underwater robot is flying through the Kaikōura Canyon for the next...
Hotspot Watch 22 January 2021
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to...
