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Tonga eruption caused fastest ever underwater flow
Media release07 September 2023The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption triggered the fastest underwater flow ever recorded. -
Higher and drier – the cost of raising homes
Media release30 August 2023New research shows that in some cases, lifting houses may be a cost-effective way to reduce intermittent flooding risk. -
Pacific atoll mangrove forests losing ground to sea-level rise
Research ProjectMangrove systems on oceanic atolls may lose the race to keep pace with sea-level rise. -
Extreme weather research gets a boost
Media release21 August 2023NIWA has launched a $5 million per year package of new projects aiming to tackle some of New Zealand’s most pressing challenges, including responding to and preparing for extreme weather events. -
Government review of weather forecasting system
Media release31 July 2023– Statement by NIWA Chief Executive John Morgan -
Kaikōura’s deep seabed is rapidly recovering, says NIWA
Media release19 June 2023Areas of Kaikōura’s seabed show promising signs of recovery just four years after the 2016 earthquake, says NIWA. -
New maps reveal places at risk from sea-level rise
Media release25 May 2023New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across Aotearoa New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding. -
Adapting to climate change
Education ResourceHelping you understand the science of climate change. The things we can do to combat climate change, individually, and alongside our whānau, school and community, can and will make a difference. -
NIWA's Historic Weather Events website
Media release10 March 2023Our official statement in response to Ian Wishart's report about NIWA's Historic Weather Events Catalogue website. -
In numbers: New Zealand’s wild summer weather
Media release03 March 2023It has been a summer to remember, but not in a good way. -
Hotspot Watch 16 February 2023
Hotspot16 February 2023A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought. -
Mā te haumaru ō nga puna wai ō Rākaihautū ka ora mo ake tonu
A NIWA-led research programme developing a system to map flood hazard consistently across the whole country.