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Planning an ocean observation network

Media Release
3 October 2019
New Zealand’s changing ocean environment has prompted the call to develop a system that will keep closer tabs on information from scientific monitoring buoys so the data they produce can be shared as widely as possible.

Scientists help lamprey to spread the love

Media Release
30 September 2019
Contraptions that resemble upside-down kitchen sinks have been placed in the Waikawa River in Southland to attract a notoriously elusive native fish species.

Fiordland air samples revealing carbon secrets

Media Release
18 September 2019
Air samples from the native Fiordland forest are being collected by researchers as one of the first steps in an ambitious new NIWA-led project to reassess New Zealand’s carbon budget.

Covering Climate Now

Media Release
17 September 2019
Expect to hear a lot more about climate change in the news in the weeks ahead – and a lot about NIWA’s work underpinning the science that is signalling a warmer world right now and its effects in the future.

Methane seep research bubbling along

Media Release
10 September 2019
A chance discovery off the Gisborne coast five years ago is prompting a NIWA scientist to find out more about the link between a field of methane seeps bubbling out of the sea floor and submarine landslides.

NIWA UV research reinforces success of Montreal Protocol

Media Release
4 September 2019
On the eve of the 30th anniversary since the Montreal Protocol came into force, new research by NIWA scientists reinforces its reputation as the world’s most successful environmental treaty.

Winners of NIWA Wellington science fair

Media Release
2 September 2019
An interest in spoilers on sportscars has paid off for a Year 8 Seatoun student who won the $1000 NIWA prize for best exhibit in this year’s NIWA Wellington Science and Technology Fair.

200 students compete to solve big science challenges at Auckland Science and Technology Fair

Media Release
28 August 2019
Everything from eating brownies made with bugs to a substitute for stickers on fruit has had a scientific eye cast over it ahead of this year’s NIWA Auckland Science and Technology Fair.

Students seek scientific solutions

Media Release
28 August 2019
Everything from traffic safety to chickens and ballet shoes has had a scientific eye cast over it ahead of this year’s NIWA Wellington Science and Technology Fair.

Rare weather phenomenon possible

Media Release
22 August 2019
NIWA meteorologists are keeping an eye on an unusual atmospheric phenomenon that is amassing in the polar stratosphere.

Avocado Time Machine takes top prize at the NIWA BOP Science Fair

Media Release
22 August 2019
Frustration with buying fruit and vegetables that are never ready to eat prompted a 13-year-old Tauranga girl to a design a machine to help.

Student buzzing after winning Waikato science fair

Media Release
22 August 2019
A 12-year-old has taken on the most damaging honey bee parasite in the world to win the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair.

New reports highlight flood risk under climate change

Media Release
21 August 2019
Two reports released today by NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge reveal new information about how many New Zealanders, how many buildings and how much infrastructure could be affected by extreme river and coastal flooding from storms and sea-level rise.

Eyeless worm a window into our diverse ocean

Media Release
13 August 2019
A worm that feeds on bacteria and has no eyes is one of the standout stars of almost 600 unfamiliar and potentially new ocean species identified at NIWA in the past year.

5G and NZ weather forecasting

2 August 2019
Weather forecasters will not be affected by Vodafone’s 5G network initial roll-out in New Zealand.

New Zealand to have world-leading hazard risk modelling tool

Media Release
1 August 2019
EQC, GNS Science and NIWA have joined forces to further develop world-leading natural hazards risk modelling for New Zealand.

Scientists study eels by moonlight

Media Release
1 August 2019
Under the light of the moon where the river meets the sea, NIWA researchers are planning to catch tiny fish that are all but invisible to the naked eye.

NIWA reveals Arrowtown air quality standards breached every time temperature plummets

Media Release
5 July 2019
The first month of data from NIWA’s air quality monitoring project in Arrowtown reveals that air quality has already breached the national standard eight times this winter, including six times in the week from 19 to 26 June – in fact every time the air temperature dropped below freezing.

2019 so far - a story of weather and climate extremes

Media Release
2 July 2019
We’re now halfway through 2019 and NIWA climate data from the first six months tell a dramatic story of weather and climate extremes.

It only gets brighter from tomorrow!

Media Release
20 June 2019
We’re here already – the shortest day is tomorrow (Saturday) and after this, it gets progressively lighter out to the longest day of the year in December.

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