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Tactile Model For The Blind Secures Big Win For Young Students
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 1:35 pm | NIWA
A tactile model for the blind has scooped top prize at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair. Chelsea Smart and Aliyah Alchin made a miniature model of their school for a fellow student who is visually impaired. The project entitled ‘Feel ... More >>
NIWA Solves Seafloor Mystery
Monday, 18 September 2023, 11:01 am | NIWA
NIWA scientists have discovered the origins of cryptic markings found in Aotearoa New Zealand’s deep sea. While studying footage from a 2013 Chatham Rise survey, researchers kept seeing horseshoe-shaped imprints in the seabed but had no idea what ... More >>
Tonga Eruption Caused Fastest Ever Underwater Flow
Friday, 8 September 2023, 6:58 am | NIWA
The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption triggered the fastest underwater flow ever recorded. NIWA and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) say that the flows travelled at speeds of up to 122km/hour - up to 50% faster than any other recorded. This new ... More >>
Early And Long-lasting Ozone Hole, Forecasts NIWA
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 9:15 am | NIWA
NIWA scientists are predicting that this year’s ozone hole will stay around for longer than usual, potentially lasting into early summer. NIWA’s Principal Scientist - Atmosphere and Climate, Dr Olaf Morgenstern, says this is largely due to a combination ... More >>
Higher And Drier - The Cost Of Raising Homes
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 9:32 am | NIWA
New research shows that in some cases, lifting houses may be a cost-effective way to reduce intermittent flooding risk. Construction cost experts WT Partnership were commissioned by NIWA to provide cost estimates for different types of building. They ... More >>
Wellington Study Could Improve Worldwide Access To Coastal Freshwater
Monday, 28 August 2023, 3:03 pm | NIWA
A new NIWA study in Wellington Harbour will help scientists find untapped drinking water around the world. For the first time, NIWA used several techniques to map and understand the Waiwhetu Aquifer. This is a reservoir of drinking water that lies ... More >>
Finity announces a strategic partnership with NIWA
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 7:16 am | NIWA
New Zealand’s foremost source of climate, freshwater and ocean science Auckland, 22 August 2023 – Leading actuarial and analytics firm, Finity, has formalised a strategic partnership with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research ... More >>
Extreme Weather Research Gets A Boost
Monday, 21 August 2023, 2:10 pm | NIWA
NIWA has launched a $5 million per year package of new projects aiming to tackle some of New Zealand’s most pressing challenges, including responding to and preparing for extreme weather events. NIWA already undertakes extensive research in forecasting, ... More >>
Researchers Call For The Urgent Expansion Of Southern Ocean Science
Friday, 18 August 2023, 2:38 pm | NIWA
Today hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean science in the emerging climate crisis. This week 300 scientists from 25 nations have been meeting in the Antarctic gateway city of Hobart ... More >>
New Creature Catalogue Compiled To Aid Conservation
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 10:06 am | NIWA
A new database describing marine species has been released to assist conservation. The New Zealand Trait Database - the first of its kind in NZ - provides information for more than 700 shallow-water seafloor invertebrates, such as snails, crabs, and ... More >>
New Doco: Science Protecting The Ross Sea
Friday, 28 July 2023, 7:04 pm | NIWA
Delighted to share with you a new short documentary , all about our research in Antarctica. Why do we send our researchers to Antarctica? One of the key reasons is to study changes in the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA). The MPA was established ... More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook: August - October
Friday, 28 July 2023, 11:22 am | NIWA
Highlights: - El Niño Alert criteria continued to be met during July - Wind speeds look to be stronger than normal, particularly across the South Island and lower North Island - Occasional heavy rainfall is forecast for the South Island and western North ... More >>
Fascinating Finds From NIWA’s Annual Squid Survey
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 6:29 am | NIWA
Rare and unusual sea creatures have been unveiled during an annual squid survey. Earlier this month, NIWA welcomed the Auckland University of Technology ‘Squid Squad’ - a team of scientists from the Lab for Cephalopod Ecology and Systematics ... More >>
Matariki Weather Forecast
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 11:45 am | NIWA
Matariki hunga nui The many people of Matariki. This whakataukī speaks to Matariki calling people to gather to remember and honour those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki. NIWA meteorologists say people living in the North Island are ... More >>
2023 So Far: NZ’s Record-breaking Weather
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 10:55 am | NIWA
We’re only halfway through the year, but new NIWA analysis shows that some parts of New Zealand have already recorded more than a year’s worth of rain. It was the wettest first half of the year on record for several areas in the northern and eastern ... More >>
NIWA Scientists Explain El Niño
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 8:09 am | NIWA
El Niño is on its way, with whispers it could cause the Earth’s warmest ever year. But what is it? NIWA scientists tell all. Over the past three years, you may have heard about the rare ‘triple-dip’ La Niña that had its hands on the steering ... More >>
Uncovering Deep Ocean Mysteries 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 9:26 am | NIWA
Scientists have returned from a 14-day expedition to one of the most unexplored parts of the ocean. NIWA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers on board NIWA’s deep-water research vessel Tangaroa deployed four autonomous robots, known ... More >>
Kaikōura’s Deep Seabed Is Rapidly Recovering - NIWA
Monday, 19 June 2023, 10:22 am | NIWA
Areas of Kaikōura’s seabed show promising signs of recovery just four years after the 2016 earthquake, says NIWA. The Kaikoura Canyon, in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve, was among the most biologically productive deep-seabed environments on the planet, ... More >>
Are Mussel Farms Creating Hidden Benefits?
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 1:51 pm | NIWA
A new study is doing a deep dive into whether mussel farms could help reduce nitrogen in New Zealand waters. Led by NIWA for the Waikato Regional Council, the impact of mussel farms on nitrogen removal, or denitrification, will be studied on the seabed ... More >>
New Maps Reveal Places At Risk From Coastal Flooding
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 11:58 am | NIWA
New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across Aotearoa New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding. They show a large storm-tide with the sea-level rise that we are likely to see with climate ... More >>
