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NIWA urges farmers to prepare for climate change
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 9:29 am | NIWA
NIWA is encouraging farmers to plan for climate change so they can maximise their abilities to adapt and thrive as significant change begins to take place. More >>
La Nina's gone; wild and unruly arrives
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 2:53 pm | NIWA
We've got hot temperatures, we've got cold temperatures, freezing temperatures, ice, snow, hail, rain - and even a few rays of sunshine. And one very confused weather pattern. More >>
Footage shows exceptional clarity of Te Waikoropupū Springs
Friday, 25 May 2018, 11:55 am | NIWA
On the bottom of New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs is an underwater garden of vivid green, pinks and inky blues. More >>
Scientists bring in kids to help with air quality research
Monday, 21 May 2018, 2:11 pm | NIWA
Pupils at a Central Otago primary school are helping NIWA air quality scientists learn more about pollution in their town in a four-month project that will track where smoke comes from and where it goes over winter. More >>
New Aust-NZ research ship collaboration established
Friday, 11 May 2018, 11:20 am | NIWA
Australian and New Zealand scientific research organisations have established the first formal collaboration aimed at promoting the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operation of research ships. More >>
VIDEO: Survey reveals massive meltback in NZ glaciers
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 12:18 pm | NIWA
Researchers are painstakingly piecing together thousands of photographs of New Zealand's Southern Alps to tell a story about our shrinking glaciers. More >>
NIWA undertakes ambitious, complex seabed experiment
Monday, 7 May 2018, 9:47 am | NIWA
One of the most challenging scientific underwater experiments ever attempted by NIWA is taking place this month on the Chatham Rise. More >>
Unidentified whale signals recorded in Cook Strait
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 1:52 pm | NIWA
Two yet-to-be identified species of beaked whales have been detected in the Cook Strait region. Identifying which species they are is important for understanding the status of marine mammal populations in New Zealand waters A research team led ... More >>
Emperor penguin foraging behaviour revealed
Friday, 20 April 2018, 2:52 pm | NIWA
An unavoidable delay in a research ship's voyage to Antarctica resulted in some surprising and important findings about the behaviour of emperor penguins. More >>
Monthly Climate Summary - March
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 4:20 pm | NIWA
March 2018 was characterised by significantly higher pressure than normal to the east of New Zealand. This pressure pattern, in concert with the decaying La Niña in the tropical Pacific, caused more northeasterly winds than usual over the country. ... More >>
NIWA Outlook: April – June 2018
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 1:24 pm | NIWA
Weak La Niña conditions continued in the tropical Pacific during March 2018, but trends in low-level winds and in sub-surface ocean temperatures during the month indicate that the event is coming to an end. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) ... More >>
Australian and NZ weather experts issue joint statement
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 9:31 am | NIWA
NIWA has joined forces with Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to issue a joint Special Climate Statement about unusual weather patterns over summer. More >>
Easter weather looks all right
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 2:16 pm | NIWA
Easter Sunday offers the best weather of the long holiday weekend, according to NIWA forecaster Maria Augutis - but the rest of the break isn’t looking too bad either. More >>
NIWA ship returns from Antarctica with ‘pieces of a puzzle’
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9:55 am | NIWA
The absence of sea ice near Antarctica over the past six weeks has astonished scientists undertaking research aboard NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa. More >>
Kaikōura earthquake generated huge submarine sediment shift
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 9:30 am | NIWA
The 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake has shown that more than 100 million dumptrucks of mud and sand flow through the Kaikōura Canyon every 140 years, scientists say. More >>
Scientists measure glaciers after record-beating summer
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 1:26 pm | NIWA
Scientists measure glaciers after record-beating summer Climate scientists and glaciologists are taking to the skies this week to find out how New Zealand’s glaciers are faring following this summer’s record-breaking warmth. More >>
Summer 2017-18 Climate Summary: NZ’s hottest recorded summer
Monday, 5 March 2018, 5:13 pm | NIWA
New Zealand Climate Summary: Summer 2017-18 Issued: 5 March 2018 New Zealand’s hottest summer on record More >>
NZ Climate Summary Feb 2018: Two ex-Tropical Cyclones
Monday, 5 March 2018, 4:57 pm | NIWA
Temperature Mean temperatures were above average (0.51 to 1.20°C of average) or well above average (>1.20°C of average) across the North Island. Temperatures were more than 2°C above the February average for parts of Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, and ... More >>
NIWA expertise contributes to healthy hoki fishery
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 10:56 am | NIWA
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. More >>
Swamp kauri providing a window to the past for scientists
Monday, 26 February 2018, 9:03 am | NIWA
Dr Andrew Lorrey says kauri is a special species - mature trees live from 600 to 1000 years “if left to their own devices” - and provide important insight into long-term change. More >>
