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NIWA brings weather forecasting to farmers' doors
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 9:11 am | NIWA
A new weather and environmental forecasting service launched today at the Mystery Creek Fieldays, near Hamilton, provides farmers with tailored information about weather conditions on their farm. More >>
Weather forecast from Mystery Creek Fieldays
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 4:41 pm | NIWA
A low pressure system off the East Coast is moving further offshore, but it is bringing a generally southerly flow over much of the North Island and showers into eastern districts. It should remain dry for the start of Fieldays. More >>
NIWA Expects Good Weather During Fieldays
Friday, 7 June 2013, 4:12 pm | NIWA
Weather is no longer the concern it once was for Mystery Creek Events Centre (MCEC) thanks to top notch technology that landed at the site two months ago. More >>
National Climate Summary: Autumn 2013 - A warm autumn
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 2:27 pm | NIWA
Autumn 2013 as a whole was characterised by lower pressures than normal over New Zealand and the Tasman Sea, which resulted in a predominant northeasterly flow over the country for the season. Early autumn was characterised by high pressure systems ... More >>
Test Advances Fight Against Bonamia
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 12:16 pm | NIWA
A new tool has been developed to detect low levels of the Bluff oyster killer bonamia. More >>
NIWA: the Deep South Drives New Zealand’s Future
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 10:42 am | NIWA
One of the biggest drivers of New Zealand’s climate is the influence of ocean currents and climate systems in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Even relatively subtle changes could have dramatic impacts on our climate and ability to work and live as ... More >>
Data with a Bloody Past Has Positive Spin-off For Whales
Monday, 29 April 2013, 12:34 pm | NIWA
Information gathered by whalers in the 19th century to support the systematic killing of southern right whales in Australasian offshore waters has been used by NIWA scientists to better understand – and ultimately help protect – the present-day habitats ... More >>
National Climate Summary March 2013: A very warm March
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 2:23 pm | NIWA
A very warm March for New Zealand; widespread dryness for North Island and parts of South Island More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook: Mild conditions for late autumn
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 3:02 pm | NIWA
The equatorial Pacific Ocean remains in a neutral state (neither El Niño nor La Niña). International guidance indicates that neutral conditions are very likely to continue over the next three months (April – June). In the New Zealand region, ... More >>
Fiordland’s depths reveal more new-to-science wonders
Saturday, 30 March 2013, 1:10 pm | NIWA
Scientists from NIWA and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have used a remote operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with cameras and a grappling arm to locate and sample specimens of sea pen previously unknown to science, hidden in the undiveable depths ... More >>
NIWA survey work helps assess Kaikoura tsunami risks
Friday, 22 March 2013, 3:00 pm | NIWA
Surveying work carried out by NIWA scientists this week is helping provide new insights into the tsunami risk from undersea landslides in the Kaikoura Canyon. The Kaikoura Canyon is a submarine canyon just off the east coast of the South Island, and connects ... More >>
NIWA: Looking at undersea landscapes from the air
Sunday, 10 March 2013, 1:24 pm | NIWA
NIWA is sampling subtidal seagrass meadows, and other habitats, in the southern Kaipara Harbour, from February to March this year. This week, the scientists have been looking at the ‘hottest spots’ for juvenile snapper. More >>
Summer 2012/13: Very dry for the North Island, extreme sun
Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 10:22 am | NIWA
An extremely dry summer for much of the North Island. Many North Island regions recorded rainfall totals around half of summer normal. However, parts of Northland and north Auckland, the Bay of Plenty (including Taupo), Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa only received ... More >>
Little squirts that hang out around the coast
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 10:35 am | NIWA
When you are at the beach or harbours this summer, don’t be surprised if you see sea squirts - marine animals we commonly see attached to rocks and wharf piles that have two siphons on the top of their bodies, one to draw in water and the other to ... More >>
Video: New finds from the deep sea off New Zealand
Monday, 4 February 2013, 1:46 pm | NIWA
Scientists have returned from a two-week survey to the north of New Zealand, near the Kermadec Islands, with photos and footage of new-to-science fish. In seven days of sampling, they took over 6500 photographs, and caught about 100 fish. More >>
Monthly Climate Summary: Extremely dry for much of North
Monday, 4 February 2013, 12:28 pm | NIWA
Record dry for Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and Masterton. Less than half January normal rainfall across most of the North Island, excluding the coastal margin between Wanganui and the Kapiti Coast, and Wellington. In contrast, ... More >>
NIWA Appoints New CFO
Friday, 1 February 2013, 3:23 pm | NIWA
Michael Parrott has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. His recent roles include Head of Trading Risk Management, at Westpac Institutional Bank, CFO at TOWER Investments and, most ... More >>
Tangaroa To Study How Antarctica Affects Ocean Currents
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 4:10 pm | NIWA
NIWA’s Tangaroa Sets Sail To Study How Antarctica Affects Ocean Currents A team of 22 Australian, New Zealand and French scientists will depart Wellington next week, onboard NIWA’s RV Tangaroa, for a 42-day voyage to the Mertz Polynya region of ... More >>
Nippy creatures that share your swim
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 10:01 am | NIWA
There you are at the beach this summer. The water is cool and inviting. You go in for a dip. Then something small nips you. Most people would immediately blame a crab but it could be sea louse – a marine isopod! Isopods are a type of crustacean, ... More >>
Are antifouling paints harming our sealife?
Monday, 28 January 2013, 11:48 am | NIWA
NIWA has recently completed a national project for modelling the leaching of copper from antifouling paints on vessels’ hulls. More >>
