Atmospheric analysis

Stormwater is a major concern for New Zealand because of its potential effects on the ecological health of our urban streams and coastal waters, as well as on the economic, social and cultural value of these environments.

A hot and steamy summer saw Kiwis heading down to rivers and lakes to cool off. But they weren’t the only ones enjoying the warmer weather – algae had a great time too.

NIWA has developed a powerful software tool for the analysis of water quality data.

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.

Common questions about storms and cyclones in New Zealand.

There are two methods to determine visual clarity in SHMAK; the clarity tube (or SHMAK tube) and the black disc method.

All species of freshwater tuna spawn at sea, although the spawning grounds of only four species are known with certainty worldwide.

Like the GMS satellite, the NOAA Series of polar orbiting satellites (operated by NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are a component of the World Weather Watch meteorological satellite network.

Hydro-electricity is a renewable energy source that relies on the inflow of water into storage lakes upstream of a dam.

A handful of species we work on

Grey mullet have a worldwide distribution and Aotearoa is at the southern limit of their range.