Atmospheric analysis

Opportunities for students

In this climate education resource, you can download this climate summary in a range of formats.

As this region is sheltered by high country to the south and east, it has less wind than many other parts of New Zealand.

NIWA has developed a real time UV display in consultation with the Cancer Society and Sunsmart.

Find out more about emergent aquatic plants.

Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s

Identifying biological factors that may be limiting fish numbers requires sampling to ensure that key invertebrate prey species are not scarce and that pest fish, especially predators, are not abundant.

Common questions about storms and cyclones in New Zealand.

Our southwest Pacific research focuses on recent and historic climate and weather activity, including our involvement in ACRE Pacific data rescue.

A summary of up-coming tropical cyclone seasons, issued 6-monthly.

Land is tilled, sowed, and harvested for horticultural crops to grow.