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Opening windows and doors “one of the best ways” to remove Covid-19 from classroom air

Media Release
21 October 2021
One of the best ways to reduce the likelihood of Covid-19 being transmitted in Aotearoa New Zealand classrooms is simply by opening doors and windows to create natural ventilation, say NIWA air quality experts.

Researchers produce stunning images

Media Release
16 October 2021
A break in the clouds in a remote Fiordland valley and a chance encounter with a jellyfish under the Antarctic ice provide just some of the highlights from this year’s NIWA Staff Photography competition.

Coastal flooding likely to be main driver for adaptation

Media Release
12 October 2021
New NIWA-led research shows increasing flood risk is going to be what leads people to make changes to adapt to sea-level rise.

Fabulous Fiordland showcased in new e-Guide

Media Release
5 October 2021
With cascading waterfalls and native bush tumbling down mountainous terrain, Fiordland is one of the most eye-catching parts of the country. But peer beneath the waves and you'll see that Fiordland's marine invertebrate and seaweed communities are every bit as remarkable and awe-inspiring.

Field technicians greeted by thigh-deep snow

30 September 2021
Christchurch-based environmental monitoring technicians Alec Dempster and Pieter Havelaar got way off the beaten track this week, heading to a snow-covered Mt Potts for weather station servicing in clear blue skies and some of the deepest snow they’ve ever worked in.

Scientists, iwi investigate bringing back rock oyster industry

Media Release
28 September 2021
A project is under way to determine whether Aotearoa New Zealand’s long defunct rock oyster industry can be revived.

Retired scientist completes four-decade-long bibliographic work

21 September 2021
After 40 years of work, retired NIWA fisheries scientist Larry Paul has just published a 793-page bibliography of references to New Zealand marine fishes. Everything known and ichthyological that appears in our waters is referenced in the voluminous tome.

Taonga Species Series: Īnanga

Feature story
14 September 2021
What does science tell us about New Zealands' migratory galaxiids?

It’s the warmest winter on record - again

Media Release
3 September 2021
Aotearoa New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record – well exceeding the previous record which was set just last year.

Irrigation Insight

Feature story
30 August 2021
Economically sound and environmentally responsible irrigation decision-making.

The weather’s better in lockdown, right?

Media Release
26 August 2021
A record-equalling top temperature of 23ᵒC in Akaroa on Tuesday prompted a feeling of déjà vu for NIWA forecaster Ben Noll.

Stewart Island gets new electronic weather station

Media Release
24 August 2021
A closer eye is now being kept on Stewart Island’s climate thanks to the installation of a new electronic weather station.

NIWA Staff Photography Competition - People's Choice Award

Feature story
24 August 2021
Voting has opened for the NIWA People's Choice Award - where the public get to pick their favourite image from among a selection of photos entered in the 2021 Staff Photography Competition.

Scientists reveal how landmark ban gave planet fighting chance

Media Release
19 August 2021
Without the global CFC ban we’d already be facing the reality of a “scorched earth”, according to researchers measuring the impact of the Montreal Protocol.

Record warmth so far this winter

Media Release
5 August 2021
New Zealand has just experienced its warmest June and July since records began in 1909 and – with one month to go - is on track for its second successive warmest winter on record.

The fine art of forecasting

Feature story
4 August 2021
Susan Pepperell looks at how high-resolution forecasting is driving sharper decision making – from deep in the back country to the finish line of the America’s Cup.

Protecting our taonga together

Feature story
4 August 2021
Alex Fear looks at the Cultural Keystones Species research programme, a research partnership that grew out of the vision of a Ngāti Hau kaumatua.

Investing in our data

Feature story
4 August 2021
NIWA Chief Executive John Morgan looks at the growing role data technology plays in environmental research.

Supercharging the view from above

Feature story
4 August 2021
From the rocky shores of Wellington’s South Coast to the icy waters of Antarctica, NIWA scientists are combining drone technology with advanced computer skills to map, measure and analyse the natural environment as never before. Campbell Gardiner explains.

Know your snow

Feature story
4 August 2021
With the winter snowpack starting to build, who’s keeping an eye out on conditions in the mountains?

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