Atmospheric analysis

Wetland species and wetland management in New Zealand.

NIWA review of the ten year Whangamarino willow control programme and evaluation of willow distribution and other wetland vegetation types.

The Tropical Torrent that spread over New Zealand this week, produced up to three times the normal April rainfall for some locations in three days, NIWA forecaster Ben Noll says.

Since the early 2000s, NIWA has been part of the international Argo programme. Argo floats take the pulse of the oceans, collecting and distributing temperature and salinity observations from a global network of more than 3700 underwater robots.

NIWA has signed a major new sponsorship agreement with the Sir Peter Blake Trust.
 

After thrashing Australia, what’s left of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie is forecast to slowly move across the Tasman Sea over the weekend and soak New Zealand next week.

The final weekly update for the 2016-17 summer describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

Scientists from around the globe are meeting in Nelson next week to discuss the latest advances in fisheries technology.

The sounds of whales and dolphins rarely seen in New Zealand waters have been recorded by a NIWA scientist in a pioneering underwater sound project.

A new tool to monitor drought conditions across New Zealand has been launched today by NIWA.

Boaties in Tasman and Golden Bays are likely to notice a larger than usual vessel working close to shore over the next few days.