Atmospheric analysis

For more than 20 years NIWA scientists have been nurturing three plants that are the only examples of their kind in existence.

Is today sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, or stormy? All of those things are part of the weather...

The Whatawhata Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) Project is the longest continuously monitored before-after-control-impact (BACI) catchment-scale study in New Zealand.

NIWA scientists have set up air quality sensors every 100 metres across Arrowtown in what is believed to be the world’s densest air monitoring network.

Read NIWA'S 2019 Half Year Report.

Mark Fenwick is playing a few tunes from the Pukaki Rise, in 667m of water, with 23 knots of wind and 3 meter swells.

Steve George knows that any time you put electronics in the water, there is a chance that something will go wrong!

Arne Pallentin is fascinated by the seafloor and how little we still know about it.

Animations showing wind conditions and air quality over 24-hour periods across study towns during winter 2021 and 2020.

Diana Macpherson, benthic data and specimens specialist, talks about what working onboard Tangaroa is really all about.

Nick Eton, electronics support, knows a thing or two about fixing things at sea!

Niki Davey, benthic data and specimens specialist talks about her work and life onboard RV Tangaroa at the moment.