Atmospheric analysis

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All transmissions from GMS-5 are no longer received at NIWA’s satellite reception station in Wellington. We are working on an alternative data feed and will be able to bring back these images later this year. Once we start receiving data again, it will then be calibrated, re-mapped onto standard map projections, and archived.

Smelt have a distinctly forked tail and a strong cucumber smell.

Damming water for urban use, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and other industrial and commercial uses.

The majority of New Zealanders are able to recall a story about catching eels when they were children.

More information about our online freshwater databases.

Understanding what happens above and below ground during a flooding event, and how it is different from normal rainfall conditions

Understanding how hazards impact people and the environment provides the foundation for informed decision making for a resilient Pacific.

Developing probabilistic scenarios of expected future regional climate changes.

Shellfish gathering and farming take place in marine and freshwater environments.

Rural, urban, and suburban wastewater treatment methods.

An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from the land meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean.