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Schools Air Watch
Research ProjectSchools Air Watch enables school classes to use new technologies to participate in a study of air quality in their own community. -
Community Air Watch Invercargill
Research ProjectCommunity Air Watch Invercargill enables members of the public to use new technologies to participate in studies of air quality. -
Research finds microplastics in fish muscle tissue
Media release18 March 2021Some of the first research into how microplastics are affecting New Zealand fish species has revealed that microplastic fragments can find their way through the gut lining and into muscle tissue. -
2021 - Hikurangi margin
VoyageUnderwater Remotely Operated Vehicle helping scientists collect the latest earthquake data. -
Hotspot Watch 12 March 2021
Hotspot12 March 2021A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Scientists watching lake on South Island glacier survey
Media release10 March 2021Scientists undertaking the annual glacier snowline survey over the South Island later this month are keeping a watchful eye on a lake that has been forming and disappearing at the junction of the Tasman and Hochstetter glaciers. -
Hotspot Watch 5 March 2021
Hotspot05 March 2021A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Climate changes, impacts and implications for New Zealand
Research ProjectThe Climate Changes, Impacts & Implications project ran from 2012 to 2016 and aimed to update and improve projections of climate trends, variability and extremes across New Zealand out to 2100. -
Air Grid: using grid monitoring to map air quality
Research ProjectAir quality is almost never consistent across NZ’s towns – polluted air can readily be transported on the breeze and accumulate in different locations. -
Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time on high seas, study finds
Media release04 March 2021A global effort by seabird researchers, including those from NIWA, has resulted in the first assessment of where the world’s most threatened seabirds spend their time. -
Voyage update 5 from Evan Solly, Ice Pilot
Departed all the wonderful coastal scenery and moved east out into the Ross sea polynya -
Voyage update 4 from Evan Solly, Ice Pilot
The clear sky and exceptional visibility made our approach to Woods Bay very memorable with Mount Melbourne dead ahead and Mount Murchison on our starboard beam.