Atmospheric analysis

The coastal Samoan village of Sa'anapu has been ravaged by cyclones and tsunamis in recent years. Now, plans are being developed to improve the community's resilience to natural disasters.

The Cidaroida is an order of very spiky and robust regular sea urchins, which can resemble something like a sputnik satellite or an underwater mine to the uninitiated.

Rangiora 2015 was the first Community Observation Networks for Air (CONA) study. CONA is a NIWA initiative to explore how new technologies can greatly increase our ability to monitor, understand and manage community air quality.

Geodia ewok Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015 is an astrophorid sponge from the family Geodiidae. It was described, along with 16 other new species, in a recent publication by Sim-Smith & Kelly (2015) which increased the number of described New Zealand Geodiidae fauna from four to 22!

Tau kōura is a traditional Māori fishing method commonly used to harvest kōura or freshwater crayfish in areas where they are abundant.

The gregarious squat lobster is commonly found in shallow coastal waters along the eastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island

Taxonomy is one of New Zealand’s most important sciences but its impact is often not widely known nor understood.

Solanderia Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846, which is commonly known as the tree hydroid or sea fan hydroid, is a genus of athecate hydrozoan.

Across the North Island, soil moisture levels have generally remained the same or decreased slightly when compared to this time last week.

NIWA may lose valuable scientific equipment after two massive icebergs broke off the Antarctic coastline over the weekend.

Brisingida are an order of deep-sea dwelling sea stars that look more like brittle stars with a small disk that is distinctly set off from their 13-15 arms.

What does NIWA do? The answer might surprise you.
This video is an introduction to NIWA scientists and the wide range of work they do. Our staff work across freshwater,climate and ocean research platforms throughout New Zealand and the wider Pacific region.