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Climate change content for school kids gets revamp

27 March 2020
Young New Zealanders can now access the most up-to-date educational material about the science of climate change and its impacts on Aotearoa thanks to NIWA’s new web section: 'Climate change information for climate solvers'
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NIWA Essential Services: COVID-19

27 March 2020
NIWA’s priority at all times is on the wellbeing, health and safety of our staff working across the country delivering excellent research and associated science services for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
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Steep improvements seen in Auckland air quality, says NIWA

30 March 2020
NIWA scientists say air quality has dramatically improved in Auckland since the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown was instigated.
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28 March 2020

Science voyage cut short for researchers, crew to be with family

NIWA’s flagship research ship Tangaroa returned to Wellington yesterday after cutting short an international scientific voyage taking place off the east coast of New Zealand.
26 March 2020
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Scientists get first look at rocks causing slow moving quakes

An ambitious international scientific project to study New Zealand’s largest earthquake fault is now enabling scientists to learn more about slow slip earthquakes happening in subduction zones around the world.
19 March 2020
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Tubeworm discovery in Hauraki Gulf cause for celebration

Scientists mapping the Hauraki Gulf seafloor have discovered huge colonies of tubeworms up to 1.5 metres high and collectively covering hundreds of metres providing vital habitats for plants and animals.
16 March 2020
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Volunteers needed to unlock historic weather secrets

NIWA climate scientists are asking for volunteers to help give its historic weather project a quick, sharp boost.
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CarbonWatchNZ

Combining measurements of greenhouse gases in the air above New Zealand with models that tell where those gases have come from, CarbonWatch NZ is giving us a bird's eye view of our country’s carbon balance.

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Features

Science on the high seas

4 February 2020

Sustainable fisheries depend on good scientific data about fish stocks. NIWA scientists head out into Cook Strait on Research Vessel Kaharoa to survey the hoki fishery and advise officials on catch rates.

Hitting the high notes

Hitting the high notes

1 February 2020
Dr Kameron Christopher plays a mean sax. Campbell Gardiner checks in with NIWA’s new Chief Scientist for High Performance Computing and Data Science.

Unlocking the mysterious marine life of eels

Unlocking the mysterious marine life of eels

1 February 2020
Tiny, translucent eels may hold the answers to one of the fish world’s great mysteries. Zen Gregor investigates.

The man of many pathways

The man of many pathways

1 February 2020
Dr Rob Bell worked out a long time ago that sea-level rise is much more than a scientific problem. No wonder then that people say his ability to listen is one of his best traits.