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National Climate Summary – Autumn 2006
Friday, 9 June 2006, 4:20 pm | NIWA
Autumn rainfall was extremely high in Northland, Auckland, and Waikato, and parts of Bay of Plenty, and extremely low in parts of Central Otago. Seasonal mean temperatures were above average in Auckland, Coromandel, western Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Golden ... More >>
Mild Winter and Damp in Some Places
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 2:45 pm | NIWA
The next three months are likely to see milder than average winter temperatures persisting in many areas. Wetter than average conditions are likely in northern New Zealand, and the east of the South Island. For the rest of the country, including the South ... More >>
National Climate Summary – May 2006
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 1:51 pm | NIWA
- Rainfall: Well above average in Northland, Auckland, and Canterbury; well below average parts of Otago - Temperature: Above average in northern and eastern parts of the North Island; below average in the east of the South Island - Sunshine: Very ... More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook: May–July 2006
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 1:57 pm | NIWA
The next three months are likely to be wetter than average in northern and eastern New Zealand, with mild temperatures persisting in the north. The rest of the country, including the South Island hydro catchments, can expect typical late autumn/early ... More >>
National Climate Summary – April 2006
Monday, 1 May 2006, 2:19 pm | NIWA
Flood-producing rainfall events occurred in North and East Otago over 25/26 April, and in the Hauraki-Coromandel region over 27/28 April. As a result the month’s rainfall was very high in these regions. More >>
Major advance for clean energy research
Friday, 7 April 2006, 11:02 am | NIWA
Secure, clean, internationally competitive energy solutions will be the focus of CRL Energy under a new ownership deal signed last week. More >>
Seasonal Climate Outlook: April - June 2006
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 3:06 pm | NIWA
The next three months are likely to be mild overall, according to National Climate Centre predictions. More >>
National Climate Summary – March 2006
Monday, 3 April 2006, 2:18 pm | NIWA
- Rainfall: Ex-tropical cyclone and high rainfall in Northland; low rainfall in Nelson and inland south Canterbury More >>
640 people we couldn’t do without
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 10:43 am | NIWA
Each morning, every day of the year, a network of dedicated weather watchers record observations from rain gauges, thermometers, anemometers (for wind), and other instruments. More >>
National Climate Summary – Summer 2005/06
Friday, 10 March 2006, 2:14 pm | NIWA
Rainfall: Extremely high in Bay of Plenty and Taupo; normal or below normal in many other regions More >>
Vessel returns from voyage across the Pacific
Friday, 10 March 2006, 9:54 am | NIWA
After four and a half months, and 23 186 nautical miles, a New Zealand research vessel is finally coming home. More >>
More of NZ’s great white sharks to be tagged
Friday, 3 March 2006, 5:09 pm | NIWA
An international team of marine scientists returns to the Chatham Islands next week hoping to fit satellite tags on up to 13 great white sharks. The tags will allow the scientists to track the sharks’ movements for up to nine months. More >>
Study reveals 166 offshore earthquake sources
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 4:23 pm | NIWA
The number of known offshore earthquake sources in the Bay of Plenty has been drastically revised. More >>
National Climate Summary – February 2006
Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 2:57 pm | NIWA
A contrast of rainfall occurred in the North Island in February, with relatively high totals in eastern Bay of Plenty, and extremely low totals in parts of Northland and Auckland. More >>
UN ozone experts to meet in Central Otago
Monday, 20 February 2006, 9:47 am | NIWA
A high-powered scientific panel will be meeting in Alexandra later this week to consider the environmental effects of ozone depletion. The National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is hosting the meeting of the United Nations Environment Programme ... More >>
Picnic Weather For Weekend And Waitangi Day
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 12:44 am | NIWA
MetService meteorologists are forecasting a cool wind change on Friday will lead in generally fine and warm weather for the long Waitangi Day weekend. More >>
French, NZ researchers hunt seabed climate clues
Monday, 30 January 2006, 5:24 pm | NIWA
A major collaborative effort involving French and New Zealand researchers will be delving in mud beneath the seafloor this month, looking for clues about past and future climate change and its various effects on the seafloor. More >>
2005: Much Warmer
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 2:21 pm | NIWA
2005: Much Warmer, With More Anticyclones And Less Wind Than Normal Very Low Rainfall In The South Island Catastrophic Floods And Extremely High Rainfall In Bay Of Plenty;Destructive Tornadoes; An Unseasonably Late Snowstorm More >>
Drier Conditions Expected To Continue
Saturday, 7 January 2006, 11:26 am | NIWA
Climate and Oceans: Lower pressures than normal to the northeast are expected. The tropical Pacific is presently in a neutral state with some features of weak La Niña conditions. For the tropical cyclone season, normal cyclone activity is expected ... More >>
National Climate Summary – December 2005
Wednesday, 4 January 2006, 5:28 pm | NIWA
Wet in the north and west of the North Island, especially Northland, western Bay of Plenty, and Wanganui; below normal in Hawke’s Bay and Marlborough More >>
