Atmospheric analysis

How do hydro-electricity activities potentially influence waterway temperatures?

Freshwater eels have an unusual life cycle which sees them travelling between the ocean, estuaries and freshwaters.

New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record, according to official NIWA climate data.

NIWA scientists have made the rare discovery of a days-old ghost shark during a recent survey off the east coast of the South Island.

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Coastal risk exposure for New Zealand, adaptation guidance for local government and relevant summaries of previous court cases and Building Act 2004 determinations.

An unavoidable delay in a research ship’s voyage to Antarctica resulted in some surprising and important findings about the behaviour of emperor penguins.

What are the potential sources of sediments from land use activities?

AQUA and TERRA are polar orbiting satellites that both pass over New Zealand twice per day.

Measurements of snowfall at low elevations around New Zealand are few and far between, and yet the data would be really helpful in understanding how snowfall occurs and quantifying snow-related risks.