Atmospheric analysis

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

An interactive guide to the sea slugs of New Zealand.

Aquaculture scientist Dr Alvin Setiawan talks about NIWA's Northland Marine Research Centre.

Dr Alvin Setiawan talks about recirculating aquaculture systems.

Sea spiders look similar to land spiders, but they are in their own special group.

A global survey involving 123 scientists from 58 nations raises concerns about the global status of reef sharks.

A six metre-long autonomous trimaran fitted out with a NIWA echosounder is being used as part of an innovative research collaboration.

Richard O'Driscoll is principal scientist and the program leader for stock assessment and monitoring.

Chill-proofed divers plunge in the Ross sea, Antarctica.

The 2020 voyage provided an opportunity to progress ongoing studies into the ecological and sedimentological impact and recovery following the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake.

A 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.