Atmospheric analysis

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

  • Critter of the Week: the solitary cup coral - Stephanocyathus spiniger

    This stunning creature is a solitary stony cup coral species, Stephanocyathus spiniger (Marenzeller, 1888).
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    Devilrays – divers of the deep

    News article
    A successful electronic tagging project means scientists have made some important discoveries about spinetail devilrays.
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    NIWA’s Rob Murdoch wins Marine Sciences Award

    News article
    Dr Rob Murdoch, General Manager of Research at NIWA has won the prestigious New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Award.
  • Scientists probe complex causes of New Zealand sea lion decline

    Media release
    A tiny community of New Zealand sea lions on the Otago Peninsula is helping scientists solve the mystery of why some populations are doing better than others.
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    Tiny find fascinates squid scientists

    News article
    Another colossal squid is under examination in Wellington, but this one could fit in the palm of your hand.
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    New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)

    Research Project
    Ocean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change.
  • Critter of the Week: Trophomera sp.: the lowest of the low

    This week we introduce to you the deepest parasite ever recorded, a nematode of the genus Trophomera Rubtzov & Platonova 1974.
  • New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)

    Research Project
    Ocean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change.
  • Kapiti multibeam survey

    News article
    NIWA scientists use the latest multibeam echo-sounding technology to generate new charts of the seafloor around Kapiti island.
  • Kapiti Multibeam Survey

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    Scientists flock to NIWA site for rare show of Pluto

    Media release
    Scientists from around the world will be at NIWA’s atmospheric research station in Central Otago next week to observe a rare astronomical event.
  • Revealing Kapiti Island's submarine landscape

    Research Project
    We are using modern techniques to map seafloor surrounding Kapiti Island, an area of significant cultural and environmental value to New Zealand.