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NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 31 January 2019
Hotspot31 January 2019Areas deemed hotspots have expanded significantly during the past week in the North Island, while in the South Island the previous hotspot encompassing Nelson and nearby portions of Tasman has continued to strengthen during the past week. -
Māori carvers head to Antarctica
Media release30 January 2019Two Māori carvers head to Antarctica next week to complete and install a traditional carving at Scott Base, New Zealand’s headquarters on the ice. -
Scientists confirm warming seas around New Zealand
Media release24 January 2019The water in the New Zealand region is significantly warmer than it was 30 years ago, and all indications are the warming trend will continue, says a NIWA scientist. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 23 January 2019
Hotspot23 January 2019The previous hotspot in the Far North dissipated around the Aupouri Peninsula in the past week, but has spread south into northern Whangarei and Kaipara districts. The current hotspot in Tasman could strengthen in the next week, while central Canterbury may see a new hotspot form in the coming week. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 16 January 2019
Hotspot16 January 2019The previous hotspot in the Far North has expanded in size during the past week, now encompassing much of the eastern Far North and the Aupouri Peninsula. A hotspot remains in place across Nelson and nearby portions of Tasman, but no other South Island hotspots are in effect at this time. -
Scientist collects rubbish to rid rivers of plastics
Feature story16 January 2019It may be rubbish to everyone else, but to Amanda Valois each little scrap of plastic on a river bank or in a waterway tells a valuable story. -
The science of art or the art of science…
Feature story11 January 2019If you think science and art have nothing in common, think again. At environmental science institute NIWA, it’s all about one inspiring the other. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 9 January 2019
Hotspot10 January 2019A 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. -
The eel earbone detective
Feature story09 January 2019As a young child growing up on an Irish farm, one of Eimear Egan’s chores was to regularly clean out the well from where her family drew its drinking water. In the well lived a large eel that, no matter how many times it was shifted, just kept coming back. -
Scientists voyage into the Antarctic unknown
Media release07 January 2019A group of intrepid scientists leaves Wellington for Antarctica this week on board NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa for what their leader calls “a voyage of discovery”.
Ross Sea Environment and Ecosystem Voyage 2019 -
Can a leopard seal change its spots?
Feature story03 January 2019A leopard seal, who has made the balmy waters around Auckland home, is prompting a NIWA scientist to campaign for her to be made a New Zealand citizen. -
Underwater magician
Feature story28 December 2018Based at Bream Bay, Whangarei, Crispin Middleton is also an acclaimed underwater photographer and the recipient of numerous photography awards. His work regularly appears in New Zealand Geographic, dive magazines, scientific journals and conservation/ government documents.