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The climate record that keeps getting broken

3 July 2020
Among the multitude of New Zealand climate statistics there is one record that continues to be broken month after month.
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New ocean data from under the world’s biggest ice shelf

30 June 2020
New measurements from the ocean under the centre of the Ross Ice Shelf have significantly improved our understanding of the complex processes that drive melting in Antarctica.
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Glaciers continue to melt away

24 June 2020
Scientists analysing end-of-summer snowline survey photos have estimated that 13 million cubic meters of ice have been lost from just one glacier from 2016 to 2019.
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11 June 2020
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Scientists nurturing only plant of its kind

For more than 20 years NIWA scientists have been nurturing three plants that are the only examples of their kind in existence.
5 June 2020
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Fresh scientific scrutiny for Arrowtown air

NIWA scientists have set up air quality sensors every 100 metres across Arrowtown in what is believed to be the world’s densest air monitoring network.
22 May 2020
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Auckland’s drought most extreme in modern times

This is one of the most extreme drought events for Auckland in modern times and similar to one experienced in 1993/94.
18 May 2020
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Seven weeks of clearing the air provides huge benefits

Seven weeks of lockdown has provided evidence of how pollution can vanish overnight with benefits for the environment and individuals, says NIWA air quality scientist Dr Ian Longley.
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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

Glacier melt: A Time Capsule

25 June 2020

Since 2016 enough ice has melted from the South Island’s Brewster Glacier to meet the drinking water needs of all New Zealanders for three years.

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.