Atmospheric analysis

Developing a snowmelt forecast system to enable more accurate and confident forecasts of river flow and alpine hazards.

NIWA researchers are testing new methods for quantifying methane emissions from agriculture and waste.

In 2016, NIWA technician Rod Budd is doing a routine dive under the Antarctic ice at Cape Evans, studying the creatures that live there.

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A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A team of NIWA scientific divers have successfully searched for a freshwater freak of nature in Otago’s alpine lakes.

Ship anchors may cause extensive and long-lasting damage to the seafloor, according to new NIWA research.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

Cyclone Gabrielle resulted in the transport of vast amounts of freshwater, sediment and debris to the marine environment of Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti/Gisborne regions. 

The Joint Graduate School runs regular gatherings to connect students and faculty across the university and the NIWA sites.

Meet some students and graduates who share their experience and where it has taken them.

NIWA partners with UOA to provide postgraduates with the opportunity to work at the forefront of coastal and marine research.