Atmospheric analysis

La Niña has only just ended, but already we are anticipating a potentially rapid flip to its opposite phase – El Niño.  

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

The kick-off meeting for the new $11M 5-year MBIE Endeavour Research Programme “Catching Marine Carbon: Testing Ocean Solutions for Climate Mitigation using Natural Analogues” (NIWA project END25304) was held at Greta Point on 22nd April.

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