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Students, scientists, citizens study Arrowtown’s ailing air

Media Release
7 May 2019
Arrowtown may be known for its picturesque autumn scenery, but in winter this tiny Central Otago town has a problem.

World Earth Day: Air quality and its effects on respiratory health

Media Release
15 April 2019
A newly formed partnership between Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ and NIWA aims to provide the latest air quality research to over 700,000 people living with respiratory conditions in New Zealand.

Carbon research grant “exceptional moment” for scientist

Media Release
13 September 2018
A NIWA-led team has today been awarded a multi-million dollar research grant that will help drive major advances in understanding of New Zealand’s carbon emissions and uptake

Scientists bring in schoolchildren to help with air quality research

Media Release
22 May 2018
Pupils at a Central Otago primary school are helping NIWA air quality scientists learn more about pollution in their town in a four-month project that will track where smoke comes from and where it goes over winter.

Light shines on UV radiation research

Media Release
29 March 2018
Sun worshippers may feel the burn next week as scientists and health professionals from around the world meet in Wellington to discuss the latest research on the effects of UV radiation.

Wellington students to swap books for nature

Media Release
27 November 2017
A group of talented Wellington students will be packing their books away this summer and heading into the environment after each winning a Blake Ambassador Award.

Profile: Wills Dobson - small town, huge horizons

Feature story
5 October 2017
If it wasn't for a damaged shoulder, Wills Dobson wouldn't be launching weather balloons or fixing high-precision atmospheric measuring instruments.

Tiny air bubbles reveal new information about greenhouse gas emissions

Media Release
24 August 2017
Sitting at the surface of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica, are layers of ice more than 10,000 years old. And trapped inside those layers are bubbles of ancient air – like tiny time capsules - able to tell scientists a story about what the world used to be like and how humans have changed it.

Summer Series week 2: Scientists set up offices in the great outdoors

Media Release
26 December 2016
Summer is for scientific fieldwork. Three NIWA scientists are heading into the wild blue yonder, some with fancy technology and others with a coffee cup and a bag of party balloons.

Rangiora: NIWA needs your help

Media Release
19 August 2016
Rangiora residents willing to contribute to a community project about the quality of air in their town are being sought by NIWA scientists to help with their research.

Flying laboratory going low over Lauder

Media Release
5 August 2016
NIWA atmospheric scientists in Central Otago are turning plane spotters next week as they eagerly await the flyover of a NASA research plane.

Record-challenging warmth returns

Media Release
20 July 2016
It may be winter, but it’s going to be so warm this weekend temperature records are likely to tumble.

Wood smoke draws researchers to New Zealand

12 July 2016
The burning question of winter is attracting international air quality scientists to Wellington later this month to design a large scale joint research programme.

New funding for Deep South National Science Challenge

Media Release
30 June 2016
The Deep South National Science Challenge today announced new funding for seven new scientific research projects to help New Zealanders better understand their future climate.

Warmest start to the year on record

Media Release
28 June 2016
The first six months of 2016 are set to be the warmest ever start to the year, according to NIWA’s long-term seven-station temperature series.

Warm Winter Solstice tomorrow

Media Release
20 June 2016
Potentially record-breaking temperatures are likely across New Zealand tomorrow, coinciding with the shortest day of the year.

Air quality scientists look for smoke signals

18 May 2016
With winter fast approaching, NIWA’s air quality scientists are returning to Rangiora for the second stage of a research project that is set to revolutionise how communities can measure and control pollution.

Squally rain, wind, snow on the way

17 May 2016
Another powerful weather system is set to hit New Zealand tonight and tomorrow morning, bringing another round of strong, gusty wind and drenching downpours.

New step for Kiwi-German scientific relations

2 March 2016
A long-standing international scientific partnership is being celebrated in Central Otago today.

Summer Series Week 6: The laser lady of Lauder

22 January 2016
By day Penny Smale is a mum to two young boys, living on a rural property in the middle of a farming district in Central Otago. By night, she leaves home, walks the short distance to what is essentially a large outbuilding in a paddock, and fires lasers into the sky.

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