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Water Shortages – New National Centre To Help
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 12:59 am | NIWA
Have we got enough fresh water? The answer is “maybe”, but certainly not all in the right places, nor of the right quality. A new national centre has just been established to help manage New Zealand’s water resources. More >>
New Zealand’s Oceans Are Hotting Up
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 12:32 am | NIWA
The oceans around New Zealand are warming at a rate not seen since the 1930s. Figures from NIWA show that the ocean temperature around New Zealand has increased rapidly over the last 10 years. More >>
Images: NIWA’s Giant Glatinous Octopus Find
Thursday, 28 March 2002, 11:57 am | NIWA
This blob is the giant glatinous octopus ( Haliphron atlanticus ), found by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Scientists off the Chatham Rise, south-east of the Chatham Islands. More >>
Signiticant Global Warming During The 21st Century
Friday, 20 July 2001, 2:51 pm | NIWA
New research published in Europe and the United States today discloses an even greater prospect of significant global warming over the next century unless world-wide mitigation policies are introduced, senior NIWA climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger said today. More >>
National Climate Summary - The Big Dry Continues
Wednesday, 2 May 2001, 10:29 am | NIWA
- VERY DRY OVER MOST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, WELLINGTON AND WAIRARAPA - EXTREMELY WET IN PARTS OF THE NORTH EAST - WARM AND VERY SUNNY IN CANTERBURY AND OTAGO More >>
National Climate Summary: The Big Dry Continues
Monday, 2 April 2001, 10:26 am | NIWA
Virtually no March rainfall occurred in many areas of the South Island from Golden Bay across to Nelson, and Marlborough to Southland. Many sites in Canterbury and Otago measured totals of 5 mm or less. More >>
Belated Start To Cyclone Season With More Expected
Thursday, 15 March 2001, 5:43 pm | NIWA
Details of future seasonal climate trends provided to Pacific Island governments by NIWA (the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) have enabled crop growers and pearl farmers in the Cook Islands to lessen the impact of extreme weather ... More >>
Another Summer Of Extremes
Tuesday, 6 March 2001, 12:37 am | NIWA
A 2000/2001 summer of climate extremes including droughts, floods and high humidity produced in Nelson a new seasonal sunshine record of 878 hours, 20 percent above normal and a new high for any New Zealand locality since such records began in 1930. ... More >>
NIWA February 2001 Climate Summary
Friday, 2 March 2001, 11:29 am | NIWA
A continuation of severe soil moisture deficits in Marlborough, Nelson, Canterbury and Wellington, with extreme or very high fire risk were features of climatic conditions in these regions during February. More >>
NIWA National Climate Summary – January 2001
Friday, 2 February 2001, 9:36 am | NIWA
A continuation of severe soil moisture deficits in Marlborough and the development of similar conditions in Nelson, north Canterbury and south of Napier were features of climatic conditions during January. More >>
Future Of The Rockhopper Penguin
Friday, 3 November 2000, 1:04 pm | NIWA
Researchers at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in Wellington are studying the diets of our rockhopper penguins to see why the penguin population is declining. David Thompson, leader of the study, said that by analysing ... More >>
National Climate Summary – October 2000
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 9:29 am | NIWA
EXTREMELY DRY IN GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY WET IN THE TARARUAS, CANTERBURY AND CENTRAL OTAGO SUNNIER AND A LITTLE WARMER THAN NORMAL IN MANY REGIONS More >>
Record Low Ozone At Scott Base
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 10:02 am | NIWA
NIWA measurements of atmospheric ozone above Arrival Heights, near Scott Base in Antarctica, have reached the lowest values recorded. On September 30 the ozone level recorded there was 124 Dobson Units (DU) which is a new record low measurement for ... More >>
National Climate Summary – September 2000
Monday, 2 October 2000, 11:35 am | NIWA
September was again a month featuring a large rainfall variation between Canterbury/Otago, and the remainder of the country. Parts these two South Island regions received at least double the normal average rainfall for the month; mostly occurring during the ... More >>
National Climate Summary – April 2000
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 8:21 am | NIWA
VERY WET IN BAY OF PLENTY AND HAWKE’S BAY DRY ON THE KAIKOURA COAST AND IN SOUTHLAND VERY WARM IN THE NORTH ISLAND CLOUDY OVER THE NORTH ISLAND, BUT SUNNY IN SOUTHLAND More >>
National Climate Summary - July 1999
Monday, 2 August 1999, 4:47 pm | NIWA
VERY WET IN THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ANOTHER MILD MONTH A MONTH OF EXTREMES More >>
