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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. -
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. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 9 February 2018
Hotspot09 February 2018Hotspots 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
Hotspot02 February 2018North 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
Hotspot25 January 2018Current 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 18 January 2018
Hotspot19 January 2018A 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
Hotspot11 January 2018A 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
Hotspot21 December 2017A 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 story21 December 2017Four 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
Hotspot14 December 2017A 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 7 December 2017
Hotspot08 December 2017A 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.