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New web portal: info on Bay of Islands coast
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 11:55 am | NIWA
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and National Institute of Water & Atmosphere (NIWA) today launched a new web portal providing free public access to data gathered by the Bay of Islands Ocean Survey 20/20 project. More >>
NIWA finds new ways of seeing past earthquakes
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 10:43 am | NIWA
NIWA scientists are working at the cutting edge of earthquake research, developing new ways to interpret the history of undersea earthquakes occurring on major faultlines around New Zealand. This work will help scientists determine the likelihood of damaging ... More >>
September 2010: Wet and wild westerlies
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 1:19 pm | NIWA
• Rainfall: Double normal rainfall in the southwest of North Island, the north and northwest of South Island, and around Invercargill. Many September rainfall records broken in these areas. Very wet in most other regions, but dry in south Canterbury ... More >>
La Niña intensifies; warm late spring very likely
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 3:58 pm | NIWA
The current La Niña has recently strengthened, says the NIWA National Climate Centre. A moderate to strong La Niña event is presently underway, with further intensification possible this year. La Niña conditions are likely to continue through to at least ... More >>
Whatever happened to the ozone hole?
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 5:32 pm | NIWA
This year’s ozone hole season is “slow to kick in,” says NIWA atmospheric scientist, Dr Olaf Morgenstern. More >>
Winter 2010: Sunny & dry in SW; mild & wet in NE
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 1:41 pm | NIWA
• Rainfall: Very wet in Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Waikato, parts of Gisborne and northern Hawkes Bay, Marlborough, coastal Canterbury and parts of Otago. Extremely dry in the southwest of the South Island. • Sunshine: Very sunny in the south and ... More >>
NIWA launches biggest-ever scientific air quality
Friday, 3 September 2010, 8:30 am | NIWA
NIWA is looking at the long-term effects of motorways and wood smoke on air quality. Scientists are assessing the impacts of Auckland’s southern motorway on air quality in a surrounding neighbourhood. They are doing this to understand more about the ... More >>
Climate Outlook Sept-Nov '10: mild La Niña spring
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 3:55 pm | NIWA
A moderate La Niña is well-established in the tropical Pacific, and may strengthen further through the rest of 2010, says the NIWA National Climate Centre. La Niña conditions are likely to continue through the summer of 2010–11. More >>
The return of the elusive giant kōkopu
Friday, 20 August 2010, 1:22 pm | NIWA
‘Whitebait’ tagged as part of a unique experiment have turned up. Earlier this year the giant kōkopu released into the Nukumea Stream in Orewa had disappeared, but when scientists returned in June the fish were back! More >>
Highly detailed maps of seabed now available
Thursday, 19 August 2010, 10:26 am | NIWA
The high-resolution maps show the hidden seabed of the deep sea around the country in incredible digital detail, making them a treasure for all New Zealanders. More >>
NIWA confirms collapse of undersea volcano
Monday, 16 August 2010, 10:03 am | NIWA
The aptly named ‘Rumble III’ undersea volcano on the Kermadec Ridge, 200 km northeast of Auckland, has dropped in height by 120 metres in the last couple of years, pioneering research by NIWA has shown. More >>
46th Wellington Science Fair
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 10:41 am | NIWA
Chicken-flavoured ice cream and Recycling bins no match for winds. These are just two of the science projects produced by students in the annual National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington Regional Science and Technology ... More >>
Auckland City Science & Technology Fair Comes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 2:39 pm | NIWA
Hundreds of budding scientists from Auckland will display projects covering all areas of science and technology next week. The 51st Auckland Science and Technology Fair, sponsored by NIWA, will be held from 13 -14 August. More >>
July 2010: Very sunny July in many areas
Monday, 2 August 2010, 2:59 pm | NIWA
Sunshine: Extremely sunny in the west and south of the South Island, as well as western areas of the North Island, compared to July normal.; Rainfall: Rather dry overall. Well below normal rainfall in the southwest of the North Island, Otago, and the Tasman ... More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook: August – October 2010
Friday, 30 July 2010, 4:17 pm | NIWA
The NIWA National Climate Centre outlook says that the equatorial Pacific is now in a La Niña state. La Niña conditions are likely to continue through the remainder of 2010. More >>
Supercomputer will prepare for the future
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 9:14 am | NIWA
One of the most powerful supercomputers of its kind has been switched on at the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA). More >>
Clean and green - NIWA harnesses Nelson’s sunshine
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:33 pm | NIWA
They are silent, produce no emissions when operating and create electricity - they are photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. NIWA Nelson has just installed 56 Jiawei 185W solar modules onto its rooftop to generate electricity. More >>
Clean and green - NIWA harnesses Nelson’s sunshine
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 1:37 pm | NIWA
They are silent, produce no emissions when operating and create electricity - they are photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. NIWA Nelson has just installed 56 Jiawei 185W solar modules onto its rooftop to generate electricity. More >>
Climate Summary - June 2010: Very wet overall
Friday, 2 July 2010, 4:52 pm | NIWA
Extremely wet in Marlborough and parts of Waikato and Bay of Plenty, with double normal rainfall. Well above normal rainfall in most other regions, except the West Coast and parts of Southland. More >>
La Niña on the way - mild conditions likely
Thursday, 1 July 2010, 4:42 pm | NIWA
The NIWA National Climate Centre outlook for the rest of winter and into early spring 2010 says temperatures are likely to be above average for the time of year across much of the country. However, short-term cold snaps and frosty periods typical of ... More >>
