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Scientists seek smoke sniffers
Media release07 May 2020NIWA scientists are seeking help to sniff out smoke in a bid to help improve air quality in New Zealand. -
Pollution levels soar in Level 3, says NIWA
Media release30 April 2020Traffic pollution measurements in Auckland since Level 4 restrictions were eased on Tuesday have shown levels soaring even higher than those before lockdown, NIWA air quality scientists say. -
Bushfire smoke continues trip around world
Media release23 April 2020A blob of smoke from the Australian bushfires is continuing to circle the globe almost four months after it formed. -
Lockdown air quality keeps getting better
Media release16 April 2020Pollution levels in our main cities are continuing to fall as a result of the nationwide lockdown, says NIWA. -
Steep improvements seen in Auckland air quality, says NIWA
Media release30 March 2020NIWA scientists say air quality has dramatically improved in Auckland since the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown was instigated. -
Scientists say methane emitted by humans ‘vastly underestimated’
Media release20 February 2020NIWA researchers have helped unlock information trapped in ancient air samples from Greenland and Antarctica that shows the amount of methane humans are emitting into the atmosphere from fossil fuels has been vastly underestimated. -
Unprecedented carbon monoxide readings measured in Central Otago
Media release11 December 2019Researchers at NIWA’s Lauder atmospheric research station in Central Otago have measured prolonged carbon monoxide concentrations well above normal levels. -
Fiordland air samples revealing carbon secrets
Media release18 September 2019Air samples from the native Fiordland forest are being collected by researchers as one of the first steps in an ambitious new NIWA-led project to reassess New Zealand’s carbon budget. -
NIWA UV research reinforces success of Montreal Protocol
Media release04 September 2019On the eve of the 30th anniversary since the Montreal Protocol came into force, new research by NIWA scientists reinforces its reputation as the world’s most successful environmental treaty. -
Daily CO2 measurements from NIWA’s atmospheric monitoring station at Baring Head
ServiceDaily CO2 measurements from NIWA’s atmospheric monitoring station at Baring Head. -
NIWA reveals Arrowtown air quality standards breached every time temperature plummets
Media release05 July 2019The first month of data from NIWA’s air quality monitoring project in Arrowtown reveals that air quality has already breached the national standard eight times this winter, including six times in the week from 19 to 26 June – in fact every time the air temperature dropped below freezing. -
Our changing oceans
Feature story13 June 2019The on-going rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) that is fuelling climate change is also driving significant changes in the waters off our coasts.
