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NIWA urges farmers to prepare for climate change
Media release06 June 2018NIWA is encouraging farmers to plan for climate change so they can maximise their abilities to adapt and thrive as significant change begins to take place. -
Well-informed, better prepared
Our scientists provide the knowledge key for evidence-based decision-making and for our society as a whole. -
Solutions: Regional climate change
Feature story20 April 2018As climate change takes hold, regional council planning, sustainability and hazard managers are looking to NIWA. -
NZ snowline shrinks
Feature story06 April 2018New Zealand’s glaciers have all retreated and lost volume since NIWA started surveying them in 1977. -
Scientists measure glaciers after record-beating summer
Media release08 March 2018Climate scientists and glaciologists are taking to the skies this week to find out how New Zealand’s glaciers are faring following this summer’s record-breaking warmth. -
Swamp kauri providing a window to the past for scientists
Media release26 February 2018Ancient swamp kauri is being used by NIWA scientists to reveal the secrets of past climates. -
Five more days from the official hottest summer on record
Media release23 February 2018Despite a sub-tropical storm and two ex-tropical cyclones, this summer is about to become the hottest in history. -
Blog: atmospheric gas measurements - 21 February
21 February 2018John McGregor from NIWA checks on the instruments that measure atmospheric gases throughout our voyage. -
Auckland region climate change projections and impacts | Auckland Council
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Warmer seas make whales more difficult to find and track
Media release16 February 2018A two-week expedition to tag blue whales in New Zealand waters for the first time, almost came up empty due to warmer sea temperatures causing the animals to change their behaviour. -
Warming ocean to alter ecosystems and affect fisheries by end of century, says NIWA scientists
Feature story05 December 2017Rapid warming of the ocean near Tasmania may provide a good indication of how the water around New Zealand will change as the planet warms, say NIWA scientists.
