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Hotspot Watch 23 April 2026
Hotspot23 April 2026This is the final Hotspot Watch update for this season. The Hotspot Watch will return during spring 2026. -
Hotspot Watch 17 April 2026
Hotspot17 April 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 10 April 2026
Hotspot10 April 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 2 April 2026
Hotspot02 April 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Fifty years of observations, no reversal of glacier climate damage
Media release31 March 2026Fifty years on from the first aerial survey of our Southern Alps glaciers, late snow and variable summer weather delivered a temporary reprieve from rapid ice loss, says Earth Sciences New Zealand. -
Hotspot Watch 27 March 2026
Hotspot27 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 19 March 2026
Hotspot19 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 12 March 2026
Hotspot12 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 6 March 2026
Hotspot06 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 27 February 2026
Hotspot27 February 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 19 February 2026
Hotspot19 February 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Hotspot Watch 12 February 2026
Hotspot12 February 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.
