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Leopard seal pup’s lungs were failing, CT scan shows
Friday, 29 September 2017, 5:42 pm | NIWA
A leopard seal pup born off St Kilda beach, Dunedin, on Tuesday has been found to have only had 10 per cent of normal lung capacity. The pup was euthanised on Wednesday after a vet determined it could not be saved. More >>
Scientists’ stunning images
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 8:47 am | NIWA
From the bottom of the ocean to the top of atmosphere, NIWA staff work in some of the world’s most stunning landscapes. More >>
Colourful weather on Election Day
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 1:01 pm | NIWA
Most New Zealanders can be confident of a dry trip to the polling booth on Saturday, according to NIWA meteorologist Seth Carrier. More >>
Kaikōura Canyon shows early signs of ecosystem recovery
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 1:13 pm | NIWA
NIWA scientists have found signs of recovery in the Kaikōura Canyon seabed, 10 months after powerful submarine landslides triggered by the November earthquake wiped out organisms living in and on the seabed. More >>
Winners of Wellington Science Fair Announced
Friday, 15 September 2017, 12:41 pm | NIWA
The 2017 NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair has again been a resounding success, with more than 550 intermediate and secondary school students taking part. More >>
Hayward kiwifruit at risk from climate change
Friday, 15 September 2017, 9:28 am | NIWA
The most commonly grown variety of kiwifruit around Te Puke will not be commercially viable in the area by the end of the century, say scientists. More >>
Feeding astronauts and other entries
Monday, 11 September 2017, 12:14 pm | NIWA
From designing food for astronauts to the best bait for catching rats, Wellington students are applying their creative talents to scientific endeavour this week as the annual NIWA Wellington Science and Technology Fair gets under way. More >>
A very wet winter for the eastern South Island
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 2:08 pm | NIWA
A very wet winter for the eastern South Island, mild temperatures for most of the country More >>
NIWA Outlook: September - November 2017
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 9:25 am | NIWA
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty Central North Island, Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu, Wellington Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, Buller West Coast, Alps and foothills, inland Otago and Southland Coastal Canterbury, ... More >>
Student ingenuity on show at NIWA Auckland Science Fair
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 11:20 am | NIWA
Science students from around Auckland are putting their ingenuity and analytical skills on the line at next week’s annual NIWA Auckland City Science and Technology Fair. More >>
Power project wins Whakatane student top prize
Monday, 28 August 2017, 10:12 am | NIWA
A Whakatane home school student has with an ambitious project, entitled Wasted Watts, has taken out top honours in this year’s Bay of Plenty Regional Science and Technology Fair. More >>
Air Bubbles Reveal New Info about Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 8:43 am | NIWA
Sitting at the surface of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica, are layers of ice more than 10,000 years old. And trapped inside those layers are bubbles of ancient air – like tiny time capsules - able to tell scientists a story about what the world used ... More >>
New expertise for Sustainable Seas Challenge
Friday, 18 August 2017, 5:50 pm | NIWA
We are pleased to announce that Conrad Pilditch and Janet Stephenson have joined the Science Leadership Team, bringing both continuity and new blood. Conrad Pilditch is the new leader of Dynamic Seas, our research theme focused on using biophysical ... More >>
Spotted a Leopard Seal? Scientist Seeks Sightings
Friday, 18 August 2017, 9:18 am | NIWA
A leopard seal has spent so much time in New Zealand waters she has prompted a NIWA scientist to challenge conventional thinking about the species. More >>
Student ingenuity on show at NIWA Science Fair
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 4:22 pm | NIWA
Science students from around south and east Auckland are putting their ingenuity and analytical skills on the line at next week’s annual NIWA South and east Auckland Science and Technology Fair. About 120 entries have been received from almost 200 ... More >>
Scientist makes new homes for baby paua
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 10:47 am | NIWA
Twelve bespoke concrete structures resembling upside down oven trays may hold the key to restoring the paua population off Kaikoura wiped out by last November's earthquake. More >>
NIWA Outlook: August – October 2017
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 3:05 pm | NIWA
ENSO (El Niño – Southern Oscillation) neutral conditions (neither El Niño nor La Niña) continued in the tropical Pacific during July 2017, but this month mixed signals were again present. In particular some atmospheric patterns have been recently ... More >>
Climate change will cause more deaths from air pollution
Tuesday, 1 August 2017, 8:39 am | NIWA
New research estimates that if climate change goes unchecked 60,000 more people will die globally from air pollution in 2030 – just 13 years away. The figure rises to more than 260,000 people in 2100 due to climate change’s effect on global air ... More >>
Winter storm delivers wettest day on record
Monday, 24 July 2017, 2:56 pm | NIWA
The latest atmospheric river over New Zealand delivered one town’s wettest day on record, and broke several other long-held rainfall statistics, according to NIWA data. Lower pressure than normal has fuelled several high impact weather events during ... More >>
So far, so very stormy
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 3:03 pm | NIWA
Today’s low came spinning off the coast of Hawke’s Bay funneling strong winds through the Cook Strait and hitting Wellington region with strong winds before moving on to Taranaki and Auckland this afternoon. NIWA climate scientist Nava Fedaeff has ... More >>
