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Mean 10cm earth temperature (°C)
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Careers - FAQs
A list of some of the questions we get asked most frequently. If you don't see your question answered here, please get in touch. -
Farming and the primary sector
Farmers are making business decisions everyday which are influenced by environmental factors. We can help farmers to improve decision-making, mitigate farm environment risk, and to become more productive, efficient, competitive and sustainable. -
SolarView example
An illustrated example, showing how to input data and interpret SolarView results. -
Kākahi
The kākahi or freshwater mussel was a valuable mahinga kai resource for many Māori. -
Library
ServiceThe NIWA library collection contains items in a range of formats, covering subjects including atmospheric and climate research, aquaculture, oceanography, fisheries and marine sciences. -
Mean monthly sunshine (hours)
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Map E North
Education ResourceSheltered by high country to the west, the eastern zone of the North Island enjoys a dry, sunny climate. -
Droughts
Generally speaking, a drought is defined as a rainfall deficit which restricts or prevents a human activity – for example, farming or power generation.