Climate change

One of the world's leading scientific publishers has named a paper cowritten by a NIWA scientist as one of 250 groundbreaking findings that could "help change the world".

Our climate is changing - we need to act now.

NIWA 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.

Our scientists provide the knowledge key for evidence-based decision-making and for our society as a whole.

As climate change takes hold, regional council planning, sustainability and hazard managers are looking to NIWA.

New Zealand’s glaciers have all retreated and lost volume since NIWA started surveying them in 1977.

Climate 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.

Ancient swamp kauri is being used by NIWA scientists to reveal the secrets of past climates.

Despite a sub-tropical storm and two ex-tropical cyclones, this summer is about to become the hottest in history.

21 February 2018John McGregor from NIWA checks on the instruments that measure atmospheric gases throughout our voyage.