Atmospheric analysis

Your task is to create a model of the data to predict the times during the year that a location would be pleasant to visit

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

Al Brown is an award-winning chef, co-owner of Wellington’s Logan Brown restaurant, television presenter on Hunger for the Wild, writer, and fisherman.

There are several definitions of drought, depending upon whether it is viewed as a hazard or a risk.

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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.

View annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand.

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

If you're collecting sea shells at the beach this summer and wondering what they are, NIWA is here to help.

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

NIWA's goal is to provide the science to help New Zealanders transition to a sustainable future.

Find out more about our water quality tools.