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Seasonal Climate Outlook: September - November 2011
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 1:39 pm | NIWA
The NIWA National Climate Centre’s spring outlook for New Zealand, for September – November as a whole, indicates that temperatures are likely to be above average in the North Island as well as for the northern South Island, and near average or ... More >>
Haere Ra Happy Feet – You’re homeward bound
Monday, 29 August 2011, 5:12 pm | NIWA
Happy Feet, the emperor penguin that’s captured the hearts of New Zealanders and others around the world, is finally homeward bound, onboard NIWA’s largest research vessel, Tangaroa. More >>
Haere Ra Happy Feet – You’re homeward bound
Monday, 29 August 2011, 4:52 pm | NIWA
Happy Feet, the emperor penguin that’s captured the hearts of New Zealanders and others around the world, is finally homeward bound, onboard NIWA’s largest research vessel, Tangaroa More >>
NIWA: Winners of Wellington Science Fair Announced
Friday, 26 August 2011, 12:48 pm | NIWA
Winners announced! The 2011 NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair has again been a resounding success, with nearly 600 intermediate and secondary school students taking part. More >>
Study shows risk to people’s health from eating wild kai
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 10:35 am | NIWA
Gathering and eating wild kai, like koura (crayfish), watercress, tuna (eel), and more recently trout, has long been a part of tikanga (custom) for Te Arawa people. But a recent collaborative study between NIWA and the Te Arawa Lakes Trust has found ... More >>
47th Wellington Science Fair to showcase young talent
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:17 am | NIWA
New Zealander of the Year this year is scientist Sir Paul Callaghan, and perhaps this is what has inspired the many young entrants in this year’s Wellington Science Fair. More >>
NIWA fights against biosecurity invasion
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:14 am | NIWA
Exotic aquatic plants, introduced to New Zealand for the aquarium and ornamental pond trade, are silently invading our waterways, but new research by NIWA scientists is helping to lower this risk by finding native alternatives for the trade. More >>
NIWA scientists find wood burners need careful owner/drivers
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 9:13 am | NIWA
New Zealanders love their wood burners and keeping warm in winter, but wood burners and how they are being used are the major contributors to winter urban air pollution. NIWA scientists are assessing the emissions from wood burners, and learning more ... More >>
Mild seasonal climate outlook expected for next three months
Monday, 1 August 2011, 1:33 pm | NIWA
The tropical Pacific are now in the neutral range (neither La Niña nor El Niño), and is expected to remain neutral over at least the next season, according to the NIWA National Climate Centre. The Centre’s latest outlook for New Zealand, for ... More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook: August – October 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011, 11:40 am | NIWA
Mild conditions with near average rainfall likely in most places More >>
Tangaroa’s amazing voyage
Monday, 18 July 2011, 9:14 am | NIWA
NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa has just completed a very successful voyage of habitats of significance for marine organisms and biodiversity. “We were amazed by what we saw,” says NIWA’s Dr Mark Morrison, programme leader. More >>
Scientists are investigating traffic-related air pollution
Friday, 15 July 2011, 5:35 pm | NIWA
NIWA scientists are investigating traffic-related air pollution at Auckland schools NIWA scientists are investigating traffic-related air pollution and ultra-fine particles at Auckland schools, inside and outside classrooms, to help understand the long-term ... More >>
NIWA: Traffic-Related Air Pollution At Auckland Schools
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 8:51 am | NIWA
NIWA scientists are investigating traffic-related air pollution and ultra-fine particles at Auckland schools, inside and outside classrooms, to help understand the long-term health effects on children. More >>
NZ urgently needs a National Oceans Strategy
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 4:37 pm | NIWA
NIWA Chairman Chris Mace says New Zealand urgently needs a National Oceans Strategy, to sustainably manage and use its extensive marine resources to boost the economy. More >>
NZ urgently needs a National Oceans Strategy” - NIWA
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 11:10 am | NIWA
NIWA Chairman Chris Mace says New Zealand urgently needs a National Oceans Strategy, to sustainably manage and use its extensive marine resources to boost the economy. More >>
Record number of great white sharks tagged in NZ waters
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 9:56 am | NIWA
Scientists completed a successful three-week field tagging trip in April 2011, where they tagged a record 27 great white sharks around the Titi (Muttonbird) Islands off the northeast coast of Stewart Island. More >>
3rd-warmest June on record, and very gloomy - NIWA
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 9:45 am | NIWA
• Temperatures: The 3rd-warmest June on record. Well above average temperatures in the north and west of both Islands. Near average temperatures in the east and south of the South Island. • Sunshine: A gloomy month, with below normal sunshine ... More >>
NIWA National Climate Centre Seasonal Climate Outlook
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 12:07 pm | NIWA
Mild conditions likely to continue through late winter The recent La Niña event has dissipated, and conditions in the tropical Pacific are expected to remain near neutral over the coming season, according to the NIWA National Climate Centre. More >>
We’ve looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down
Monday, 13 June 2011, 4:10 pm | NIWA
NIWA Media Release NIWA – “We’ve looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down” More >>
Mapping our future, for the worlds oceans
Friday, 3 June 2011, 1:05 pm | NIWA
A team of international scientists, led by NIWA Oceanographer Dr Philip Boyd, departs from Auckland on 6 June and sails towards the waters South of New Caledonia this week. They are onboard Research Vessel Tangaroa, for the second leg of the GEOTRACES ... More >>
