Atmospheric analysis

Today's UV Index

Kōaro are excellent climbers and like clear, swiftly flowing, forested streams.

We sponsor regional science and technology fairs around New Zealand and support learning programmes that bring science into the classroom.

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

The climate of this zone is largely dependent on the lie of the Southern Alps to the west, but many areas are also sheltered by high country to the south and east.

Due to its position in the 'Roaring Forties', a belt of strong winds in the Southern Hemisphere which generally occur between the latitudes of 40 and 49 degrees, as well as its small size, New Zealand is a windy country.

There are several ways to tell the three New Zealand eel species apart.

We have an exciting range of career opportunities at NIWA in both the scientific and professional support areas.

This lesson will explore the use of Māori environmental indicators [tohu] to anticipate local weather and climate conditions.

A versatile inshore vessel, RV Ikatere is equipped with high-precision multibeam and sub-bottom profiler transducers for surveying and mapping the seabed.