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Australian and NZ weather experts issue joint statement

Media Release
28 March 2018
NIWA has joined forces with Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to issue a joint Special Climate Statement about unusual weather patterns over summer.

Easter weather looking pretty good

Media Release
27 March 2018
Easter Sunday offers the best weather of the long holiday weekend, according to NIWA forecaster Maria Augutis - but the rest of the break isn’t looking too bad either.

Scientists measure glaciers after record-beating summer

Media Release
8 March 2018
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.

Swamp kauri providing a window to the past for scientists

Media Release
26 February 2018
Ancient 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 Release
23 February 2018
Despite a sub-tropical storm and two ex-tropical cyclones, this summer is about to become the hottest in history.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 9 February 2018

Media Release
9 February 2018
Hotspots in the North Island are located across Gisborne, the Tararua District, and in parts of west coastal Taranaki. The only hotspot in the South Island is in Southland.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 2 February 2018

Media Release
2 February 2018
North Island hotspots continue to be found across much of Gisborne, northern Hawke’s Bay, and Tararua west to Horowhenua and Kapiti Coast. A small hotspot has also emerged across the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. The only hotspot in the South Island continues to be located in Southland, but it has decreased significantly in size and strength due to the recent heavy rainfall.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 25 January 2018

Media Release
25 January 2018
Current North Island hotspots are found in coastal Gisborne, interior Wairoa, as well as small portions of Kapiti Coast, Horowhenua, and Tararua. The only hotspot in the South Island continues to be a sizeable one which covers much of southern and interior Otago and nearly all of Southland.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 19 January 2018

Media Release
19 January 2018
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 11 January 2018

Media Release
11 January 2018
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 21 December 2017

Media Release
21 December 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

Summer Series 2017 - NIWA's Year of Weather

Feature story
21 December 2017
Four seasons with a little bit of everything. It started with the bummer summer… then came the fires, rain, flooding and a very weird November. But it’s all in a year of weather as NIWA wraps up the seasonal highlights.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 14 December 2017

Media Release
14 December 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

The climate of Christmases past – Soggy Santa least likely in Wellington and Christchurch

Media Release
11 December 2017
If history is anything to go by, Wellington and Christchurch are the main centres most likely to experience a dry Christmas Day, while Auckland and Hamilton are the least likely. That’s according to a new climate study undertaken by NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 7 December 2017

Media Release
8 December 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

‘Weather detectives’ saving historical records

Media Release
1 December 2017
More than 50 “weather detectives” from 20 countries will be in Auckland next week to share their experiences saving snippets of meteorological history that will ultimately help scientists better understand the processes of climate variability and change.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 30 November 2017

Media Release
30 November 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 23 November 2017

Media Release
23 November 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 16 November 2017

Media Release
16 November 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 9 November 2017

Media Release
9 November 2017
A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

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