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October Weather Dominated By Wind
Friday, 7 November 2025, 4:11 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Of particular note was a wind event and storm system on 23 October that caused widespread wind damage to parts of the South Island and that broke several temperature records for October. More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook (November - January): La Nina Is Here
Monday, 3 November 2025, 12:26 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
More broadly, anomalies in ocean subsurface temperatures, atmospheric convection and circulation patterns across the Pacific are consistent with La Niña conditions. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch - 31 October 2025
Friday, 31 October 2025, 11:58 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. More >>
Nationwide Study Reveals Escalating Flood Risk
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 1:31 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Around $235 billion worth of buildings across the country are exposed, which could rise to $288 billion if there is 3 degrees of additional warming. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch - 23 October 2025
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 3:10 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. More >>
First Known Green Turtle Feeding Habitat Confirmed In NZ
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 3:09 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Green turtles are the only sea turtle species to reside year-round in New Zealand waters, with juveniles using shallow coastal habitats as foraging grounds before dispersing throughout the Pacific. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Friday, 17 October 2025, 11:21 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. More >>
New Research To Understand The Impact Of Marine Heatwaves On Fisheries
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 9:30 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
The report by Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) was completed on behalf of Fisheries New Zealand to analyse the regional impacts of long-term warming and temperature extremes on fish species around New Zealand. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 7:50 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. More >>
Discovery Of Antarctic Methane Skyrockets
Monday, 13 October 2025, 10:06 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Earth Sciences New Zealand marine scientist Dr Sarah Seabrook says these seeps are recently formed, indicating a fundamental shift in regional methane release around the continent. More >>
A Windy, Warm, And Damp September
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 5:03 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
The nationwide average temperature in September 2025 was 11.3°C. This is 0.8°C above the 1991-2020 September average, making it New Zealand’s 6th-warmest September on record. More >>
Major Landslide Map Upgrade Offers Better Data For Safer Land Use
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 11:27 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Earth Sciences New Zealand has significantly expanded the New Zealand Landslide Database, increasing the number of mapped landslides from 23,000 to around 100,000 – with hundreds of thousands to be added over the next year. More >>
Wetlands Win Proves Power Of Partnership To Improve Water Quality
Monday, 6 October 2025, 11:52 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Principal scientist Dr Tanner says wetlands are often dubbed the ‘kidneys of the landscape’ because they remove sediment, nutrients, and bacteria before they reach our estuaries. More >>
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Friday, 3 October 2025, 12:53 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. More >>
Warming Oceans Prompt Major Overhaul Of How We Monitor El Niño And La Niña
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:37 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Earth Sciences NZ meteorologist Chris Brandolino says as our climate and seas warm, they’re interfering with the long-standing method used to monitor the ocean component of ENSO. More >>
Declining Sea-Ice Is Altering Antarctic Food Web
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 9:28 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) principal scientist Dr Matt Pinkerton says that as microscopic single-celled algae are the first link in the ocean food web and support krill, any changes to these phytoplankton communities may have a negative flow-on effect. More >>
August And Winter 2025 Climate Summaries
Friday, 5 September 2025, 2:17 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) around New Zealand were above average, particularly off the west coast of the country with Marine Heatwave (MHW) conditions1 experienced in these areas. More >>
NZ Waters Teeming With Undiscovered Seaweed Species, Scientist Says
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 1:26 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Seaweed provides essential habitat for fisheries and plays a vital role in carbon capture - assisting the oceans to produce about 50% of the Earth’s oxygen. More >>
Spring Seasonal Climate Outlook: La Niña On Its Way
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 3:44 pm | Earth Sciences New Zealand
For New Zealand, a westerly-dominated September is expected to transition into a pattern of higher-than-normal pressure over or south and east of the country in October and November. More >>
Unveiling Cascade: A $35 Million Leap Towards New Zealand's Technological Future
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 9:35 am | Earth Sciences New Zealand
Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti was there to celebrate the milestone and to help deliver this first weather forecast at Earth Sciences New Zealand’s office in Auckland. More >>
