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Recirculating aquaculture systems
FacilityRecirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are a land-based production technology for aquatic organisms and high-value finfish -
Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research voyage
VoyageA team of scientists are spending 21 days investigating the unexplored Bounty Trough -
Water & Atmosphere
Publication seriesNIWA’s flagship publication showcases our latest research and examines resource management issues across all sectors. -
Marine heatwaves
Research ProjectTemperatures around Aotearoa New Zealand are increasing, and not just on land. Amid a changing climate, significant marine heatwaves have impacted Aotearoa over the past decade and are expected to become more frequent and intense. -
High Intensity Rainfall Design System (HIRDS)
ServiceHIRDS is a simple online tool that can estimate the magnitude and frequency of high intensity rainfall at any point in New Zealand. -
NIWA Invertebrate Collection
Software Tool/ResourceThe NIWA Invertebrate Collection (NIC) holds specimens from almost all invertebrate phyla. This is a result of about half a century of marine taxonomic and biodiversity research in the New Zealand region, the South West Pacific and the Ross Sea, Antarctica. -
Nowcasting and short-to-medium range forecasting for solar and wind energy
Research ProjectScaling up of solar and wind power is essential for Aotearoa New Zealand to become carbon neutral by 2050 -
CliFlo - the National Climate Database
Software Tool/ResourceCliFlo is an interface that provides access to New Zealand's National Climate Database. -
Responding to and preparing for extreme weather events
Research ProjectNIWA-led research -
CarbonWatch NZ
CarbonWatch NZ is an internationally-recognised research programme that will enable New Zealand to make the right decisions for a zero carbon future. -
Tonga eruption and tsunami shock the world
The Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai (HT-HH) volcano was like a massive shotgun blast from the deep, generating the biggest atmospheric explosion recorded on Earth in more than 100 years. -
MethaneSAT
Research ProjectDetecting and quantifying methane emissions by satellite