Atmospheric analysis

Drought is a common feature of New Zealand's climate. On average, every year or two somewhere in New Zealand experiences a drought.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions at NIWA.

How do agricultural activities potentially influence water flows?

References, further reading, and links to useful websites.

Māori have an extensive knowledge of the ecology of freshwater eels, and have maintained their customary fisheries for several centuries.

When soils erode, sediments are washed into waterways.

Hydrocarbons, although requiring increasingly responsible use, are still an essential part of our modern economy. NIWA has provided survey and consultancy services related to the exploration of offshore mineral resources for thirty years.

The condition of many NZ lakes is under threat from land-use changes and the invasion of alien aquatic plants.

The climate of this area is greatly dependent on its exposure to weather systems from the Tasman Sea and the lie of the Southern Alps to the east.

A basket star was the first reported animal trawled up from the deep sea back in the early 1800s so they have a spot in the history books of deep ocean exploration.

NIWA discusses, in depth, this year's most asked question—what is happening to our fresh waterways?

A list all of New Zealand's freshwater fish species.