Atmospheric analysis

NIWA’s Lauder Atmospheric Research Station, near Alexandra in Central Otago, is part of a select group of research stations with GRUAN-certified measurement programmes.

NIWA environmental monitoring technicians Evan Baddock and Eric Stevens venture deep into Fiordland, NZ to monitor river and lake levels in the area.

Drawing fish is a lot harder than you might think, explains NIWA’s scientific illustrator.

Niwa meteorologists continue to cast a watchful eye over two strengthening tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.

A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

NIWA meteorologists are monitoring the potential for ex-tropical cyclones to affect New Zealand early next week.

At NIWA, we’ve developed an Atlantis model for the Tasman and Golden Bays region. We’re also developing one for the Chatham Rise.

The latest news from our Instrument Systems Team covers irrigation, water use strategy and remote soil water measurement.

The yellow octopus is large and clearly abundant, with about one million being eaten a year by sea lions in the Auckland Islands alone

One of the ocean’s most elusive critters is about to meet its match as NIWA scientists voyage south hoping to film them in action – and bring a few samples home.