Atmospheric analysis

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 50 years.

  • Tonga volcano “afterglow” causes dazzling skies in Antarctica

    Media release
    Antarctica is experiencing stunning skyscapes like those recently seen in New Zealand, thanks to the afterglow effect from the Tongan volcano.
  • Lesson 2: Wind

    Education Resource
    Sometimes wind can feel like a bit of a mystery because we can feel it, but not see it.
  • Splendid Sponges

    An interactive guide to the sponges of New Zealand.
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    Sediment and mining

    How can mining activities influence sediments in waterways?
  • Gisborne

    In comparison with regions exposed to the west, Gisborne experiences a greater number of weather and climatic extremes.
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    Snapper: Egg

    About snapper eggs
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    Overview of SHMAK

    An overview of what the SHMAK kit comprises, and various uses for it.
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    Shortjaw kōkopu

    Has a receding lower jaw and black spots behind the head.
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    Nelson-Marlborough

  • Development of sustainable water supply and treatment systems for a coastal Fijian village

    Research Project
    This collaborative NZaid project worked with coastal Fijian villagers at Votua on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu to develop pragmatic water supply and waste treatment solutions to protect public health and reduce contamination of coastal waters.
  • On-Site Household Sanitation Guidelines for Fiji

    Research Project
    The WASH Koro project Mobilising community-led water supply, sanitation and hygiene improvements in Fijian villages is a collaborative participatory project that aims to provide self-help tools to mobilise communities to recognise and address their own water supply, sanitation and health/hygiene needs.
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    NIWA staff profile: Nava Fedaeff

    Feature story
    At the age of seven, NIWA’s youngest climate scientist, Nava Fedaeff, swapped sub-arctic Siberia for balmy Auckland – and her first job was to learn to swim.