Atmospheric analysis

The NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs are comprehensive, definitive, illustrated reference works that capture the rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific study of New Zealand’s distinctive marine fauna and flora.

This is the final Hotspot Watch update for this season. The Hotspot Watch will return during spring 2026.

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

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

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

Fifty years on from the first aerial survey of our Southern Alps glaciers, late snow and variable summer weather delivered a temporary reprieve from rapid ice loss, says Earth Sciences New Zealand.  

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

Our programme is anchored by mātauranga and partnerships.

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

Finding effective non-chemical methods to eliminate invasive clams in New Zealand waters

3D hydrodynamic modelling of lakes using weather data and river inflows as inputs to simulate spread

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