Keeping tabs on muddy waters
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
He says invertebrates like worms, crabs and shellfish can provide many of the answers to...
Scientists say methane emitted by humans ‘vastly underestimated’
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NIWA researchers have helped unlock information trapped in ancient air samples from Greenland and Antarctica...
Studying a fragile and alien icy world
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Antarctica feels like an alien planet. It’s a truly extraordinary place, holding more world records...
Scientists conducting snapper research off North Island’s west coast
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
People along the Kapiti and Wanganui coast may spot NIWA’s research vessel Kaharoa operating close...
NIWA calculates 1:200 year flood for parts of Canterbury
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Preliminary analysis by NIWA climate scientists has shown that the recent Canterbury rainfall was so...
Hotspot Watch 13 January 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...
Scientist spots shark sperm storage strategy
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A NIWA researcher has found the first evidence that female deep sea sharks store sperm...
Hotspot Watch 12 February 2020
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to...
Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time on high seas, study finds
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A global effort by seabird researchers, including those from NIWA, has resulted in the first...
Climate scientists making shift to new “normal”
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NIWA climate scientists are redefining what’s normal when it comes to the weather.
A team of...
A job for the buoys
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
“You put everything together and then put the units through some rigorous testing, so that...
Hotspot Watch 16 December 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...
