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Our Far South voyage sets sail
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 3:04 pm | NIWA
Fifty intrepid travellers set off from Bluff tomorrow, onboard the Spirit of Enderby, a Russian ice-strengthened ship, destined for Antarctica and the sub-Antarctica. Organised by Dr Gareth Morgan, the Our Far South voyage aims to raise New Zealanders’ ... More >>
International experts to see how the ocean creates clouds
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 1:02 pm | NIWA
Next week, NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa will set sail for the Chatham Rise, for an international study of how microscopic organisms in the surface waters may affect the creation of clouds. More >>
Boaties beware of the hitch-hiking, waving ‘alien’ invader
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:32 pm | NIWA
Boaties, beware this summer of a weird hitch-hiker waving at you in the water, as a peculiar marine amphipod crustacean, Caprella mutica, may be freeloading on your boat hull. These skeleton shrimps are spreading rapidly around New Zealand, relying ... More >>
‘Supergiant’ amphipods discovered 7 kilometres deep
Friday, 3 February 2012, 9:45 am | NIWA
A recent expedition to one of the deepest places on Earth has discovered one of the most enigmatic creatures in the deep sea: the ‘supergiant’ amphipod. More >>
New web portal provides universal access to NIWA datasets
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 2:15 pm | NIWA
A new Internet-based information portal developed by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) allows anyone, at any location, to view details on a growing range of environmental data held by the Crown Research Institute. More >>
Is it a fish, is it a bird? ...It’s an eagle ray!
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 10:00 am | NIWA
They fly like birds under water and create strange pits in the sand. Eagle rays can be seen around New Zealand’s coast in the summer months, when they come in to breed. Like their larger cousins, the longtail and shorttail stingrays, they have a sting ... More >>
Beautiful sea shells on the sea shore
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 11:30 am | NIWA
When you leave the beach this summer, the memory of a great holiday can be savoured with a sea shell. Lift it up to your ear, and you hear the roar of the sea once more. More >>
Rock lobster with your summer salad - NIWA Feature Story
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 10:29 am | NIWA
NIWA Summer Series No.3 Rock lobster with your summer salad Written by Dr John Booth More >>
Weird and wonderful - Tropical visitors
Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 10:52 am | NIWA
When you are at the beach this summer, don’t be surprised if you’re swimming next to a sea snake with a paddle for a tail, a big-headed-turtle, or a magnificently coloured flat-faced fish. New Zealand’s got its share of weird and wonderful marine ... More >>
Hammerhead - the shark with a hammer for a head
Tuesday, 27 December 2011, 1:08 pm | NIWA
The shark with the hammer-shaped head (Sphyrna zygaena) is a big eater and is potentially dangerous to humans. It has been found in New Zealand coastal waters, in up to 110 metres of water, and on the continental shelf. It is more commonly seen around the ... More >>
New Zealand’s rain falls mainly in the mountains
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 10:05 am | NIWA
Most of New Zealand’s rain doesn’t fall in the plains, but in the mountains, particularly the Southern Alps. Dr Tim Kerr is a NIWA mountain rainfall specialist. He’s been working high in the Southern Alps with 10 new rain gauges, to better ... More >>
Nelson’s Blue Lake – The clearest freshwater ever reported
Monday, 19 December 2011, 11:39 am | NIWA
Recent research by NIWA scientists reveal that Blue Lake, in Nelson Lakes National Park, has extreme visual clarity, perhaps only exceeded worldwide by certain ocean waters, such as those in the SE Pacific near Easter Island. More >>
Wild kai survey highlights risks of legacy contaminants
Monday, 19 December 2011, 11:02 am | NIWA
Wild kai such as eel (tuna), lamprey (kanakana) and whitebait are a significant cultural, recreational and economic resource for Māori in South Canterbury. But eating some of these species can pose a risk when they are contaminated by legacy contaminants ... More >>
Astounding deep-sea sponges with carnivorous ways
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 11:18 am | NIWA
NIWA’s Dr Michelle Kelly and a visiting scientist, Professor Jean Vacelet from Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille, have recently discovered and described three "previously unknown species" of carnivorous sponges from the family Cladorhizidae. More >>
New Zealand And Australia Sign Agreement On Marine Research
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 1:57 pm | NIWA
A historic agreement, aimed at improving country-to-country collaboration on marine research, observations and data management between New Zealand and Australia, has been signed in Canberra this morning. More >>
NZ and Aust sign agreement on marine research
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 12:38 pm | NIWA
Media Release 6 December 2011 New Zealand and Australia sign collaborative agreement on marine research and observation More >>
National Climate Centre: 5 December 2011
Monday, 5 December 2011, 3:48 pm | NIWA
Stronger than normal southwest winds affected New Zealand during spring 2011, squeezed between higher than normal pressures over the Tasman Sea and lower pressures to the southeast of the country. It was an extremely dry spring north of Taupo, with about ... More >>
National Climate Centre: 5 December 2011
Monday, 5 December 2011, 3:48 pm | NIWA
Stronger than normal southwest winds affected New Zealand during spring 2011, squeezed between higher than normal pressures over the Tasman Sea and lower pressures to the southeast of the country. It was an extremely dry spring north of Taupo, with about ... More >>
Scientist studies how shifts in the climate affect water
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:01 pm | NIWA
A NIWA scientist has been looking at the effects of shifts in climate on water resources, in water-limited parts of New Zealand. More >>
Climate Summary: Extremely dry north of Taupo; Wet South
Friday, 2 December 2011, 11:12 am | NIWA
• Rainfall: Extremely dry in Northland, Firth of Thames, Eastern Waikato, Coromandel, Western Bay of Plenty, and Taupo. Wet around Palmerston North, and very wet over much of South Island, especially Otago, South Canterbury, and the Lakes District. ... More >>
