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New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)
Research ProjectOcean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change. -
Scientists flock to NIWA site for rare show of Pluto
Media release24 June 2015Scientists from around the world will be at NIWA’s atmospheric research station in Central Otago next week to observe a rare astronomical event. -
Lauder leader's ozone work feted
News article19 June 2015NIWA's Dr Richard Querel's alma mater, University of Lethbridge in Alberta, has noted his ozone research on its website. -
World congress confirms Lauder’s expertise
News article05 June 2015The World Meteorological Organisation Congress has confirmed NIWA's Lauder atmospheric research station as one of Earth's leading providers of upper-air data critical for measuring climate change. -
Ozone depletion far greater without Montreal Protocol, study shows
Media release26 May 2015A study out today shows the Antarctic Ozone Hole would be 40 per cent larger than it is today without controls introduced by the Montreal Protocol. -
Gas flares on sea floor near Gisborne
A team of scientists led by Dr Joshu Mountjoy have been investigating an area of the sea floor near Gisborne. Gas flares were identified for the first time in 2014, and the team has now returned aboard RV Tangaroa to capture more data and video footage of the area. -
NIWA studies spectacular seabed gas flares
News article01 May 2015A team of scientists aboard NIWA’s deepwater research vessel Tangaroa returned to Wellington with new knowledge about methane ‘leaking’ into the atmosphere. -
Air quality updates during Covid19 level restrictions
Publication seriesChanges in New Zealand air quality due to COVID-19 level restrictions. -
Voyage leader's final update
Blog11 March 2015Now back on dry land, Voyage Leader Richard O'Driscoll reflects on the final days of RV Tangaroa's 2015 Antarctica expedition. -
NIWA’s research receives international recognition
Media release10 March 2015World-class climate and ozone research by scientists at NIWA’s Lauder Atmospheric Research Station has been recognised by meteorology’s leading organisation in Geneva, making Lauder the fourth upper-air site in the world to be certified by the global climate-data network. -
New study confirms world's oceans are warming
Media release03 February 2015An international team of oceanographers, including NIWA’s Dr Philip Sutton, has analysed data from ocean-profiling instruments known as Argo floats and found the temperature of the world’s oceans increased steadily between 2006 and 2013. -
Early Christmas present for Antarctic researchers
News article08 December 2014In a small green laboratory perched on the rocky volcanic southern peninsula of Ross Island, Antarctica, there’s a space waiting for a new shiny, hi-tech Christmas present.
