Hotspot Watch 11 March 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...
Shark numbers decline amid research gaps
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A lack of information about New Zealand oceanic shark populations is making it difficult to...
NIWA research vessel returns home after epic voyage
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
After 75 nights at sea all the temporary master of NIWA research vessel Kaharoa could...
Our seas are sizzling again
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Coastal sea temperatures around Aotearoa New Zealand have risen well above average, NIWA forecasters say.
Marine...
NIWA establishes first Antarctic GRUAN site
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A NIWA-led collaboration with the United States Antarctic Programme, Antarctica NZ and Land Information New...
Hotspot Watch 27 November 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...
Lost scientific buoy recovered from Kāpiti seafloor
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Researchers have recovered a scientific buoy from the Kāpiti Marine Reserve that went missing in...
Stewart Island gets new electronic weather station
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A closer eye is now being kept on Stewart Island’s climate thanks to the installation...
Forecast shows Auckland region to stay dry
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Aucklanders should not expect any decent rain for more than 10 days, says NIWA principal...
Ancient kauri trees reveal a turning point in Earth’s history 42,000 years ago
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A new international study using ancient swamp kauri from Northland shows a temporary breakdown of...
Researchers produce stunning images
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A break in the clouds in a remote Fiordland valley and a chance encounter with...
Rewilding green-lipped mussels
Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
You can’t take a trip to the Marlborough Sounds and fail to notice the patchwork...