Atmospheric analysis

From one pole to the other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes.

The NIWA Invertebrate Collection mainly consists of samples collected in the deepsea, but occasionally we find shallow exceptions like this stunning sea urchin.

NIWA scientists are this week making the final preparations for one of the organisation’s busiest summers at Antarctica.

And... what would that mean for New Zealand?

Do you know where in New Zealand to find Neptune’s necklace or rimurapa? Or how to tell apart Carpophyllum from Cystophora?

An interactive guide to the large brown seaweeds of New Zealand.

Otago Multibeam 2: Great South Basin and Southern Canterbury Shelf.

This Habitat Mapping module will show you how to collect useful information to describe and monitor habitats in estuaries.

Our latest 131 page NIWA Biodiversity Memoir is an initiative of the US/NZ Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) Marine and Ocean Theme.

New Zealand is lucky to have its own sea lion. They were nearly driven to extinction more than 150 years ago by the first human settlers and then by commercial sealing—a story shared with nearly all seals.

NIWA forecasters believe that winter will return with a vengeance from tomorrow.

Some of the students competing in the Wellington Science and Technology Fair talk about their projects.