Atmospheric analysis

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

  • Safe passage: Ice Pilot's critical mission

    News article
    A research voyage in Antarctic waters faces the tyranny of distance and ice during every hour of the six-week voyage.
  • NELSON MAIL: Blue Lake a New Zealand treasure

    Media release
    Water in the Blue Lake is the clearest freshwater ever reported.
  • Oysters ahead: Bluff season begins

    Media release
    Each March, oyster lovers descend on the catch of Bluff’s best bivalves – a seasonal delicacy from one of the last remaining wild oyster fisheries on the planet.
  • Homeward bound

    Blog
    In his last update, NIWA project leader Dr Richard O’Driscoll talks about the challenging search for whales in foggy and icy conditions.
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    Underwater glider touches down in Wellington

    News article
    A state-of-the-art underwater research glider has been unveiled by NIWA scientists in Wellington.
  • Flood Warning for Nadi

    Serious flooding often causes major problems for those living near the Nadi river basin in Fiji.
  • Better Weather Forecasting for Fiji

    Anal Chandra from Fiji's Meteorological Service talks about collaborating with NIWA and creating a better network of weather stations across Fiji.
  • NIWA's Pacific Rim Operations

    Pacific Rim Manager Doug Ramsay gives an overview of NIWA's work in the Pacific.
  • The Big Flush

    Improvements in water supply throughout rural Fiji have created sanitation issues relating to greater volumes of waste water for disposal.
  • Water, Water Everywhere

    Over the last 50 years the atoll of South Tarawa, in Kiribati has experienced large increases in population.
  • Pod of Orcas visit RV Tangaroa

    NIWA research vessel Tangaroa, down in Antarctic waters, received some welcome visitors yesterday
  • Time lapse video of RV Tangaroa moving through icy Antarctic waters

    Watch NIWA's RV Tangaroa making its way through icy waters in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.