On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Atmospheric analysis

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 50 years.

  • Link to source page

    Easing into the Kermadec Ridge expedition

    After the flurry of activity and excitement when Koha the rehabilitated turtle came aboard, it has been a relatively quiet couple of days.

  • Link to source page

    When things change

    Feature story
    25 October 2016
    When you’ve spent a long time viewing something a particular way, it’s hard to recognise when it changes.
    Te Kūwaha and Māori

  • Link to source page

    Kermadec voyage news

    Read the latest news and updates from the Kermadec expedition 2016.

  • Link to source page

    Kermadec voyage blog

    Live from Tangaroa. Amelia from The Pew Charitable Trusts will keep you up-to-date with all the action from RV Tangaroa through her regular blog posts.

  • Link to source page

    NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    20 October 2016
    An update for 20 October describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

  • Link to source page

    Koha goes home – NIWA returns lost turtle to Kermadecs

    Media release
    20 October 2016
    A critically endangered turtle today began a two-day journey back to its home in Rangitāhua, the Kermadecs.

  • Link to source page

    Considered in collaboration: leading Māori environmental research

    Feature story
    16 October 2016
    Marino Tahi is a man who speaks volumes between sentences.

  • Link to source page

    Critter of the Week – Bathynomous giganteus, the giant sea slater

    The giant sea slater Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 is an abundant isopod species of massive size from the family Cirolanidae.

  • Link to source page

    Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook

    Media release
    14 October 2016
    Moderate La Niña or neutral tropical conditions expected to produce near average activity across most islands.

  • Link to source page

    Scientists' stunning images

    The winning photos of the 2016 NIWA Staff Photographic Competition. Read more about the winning photos

  • Link to source page

    Scientists’ stunning images

    Media release
    12 October 2016
    From one pole to the other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes.

  • Link to source page

    Critter of the Week: The tropical slate pencil urchin

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