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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. -
NIWA scientist throws light on the Red Zone
Feature story21 December 2018Christchurch’s Red Zone is to be the focal point of a scientific experiment involving street lights and insects over summer. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 19 December 2018
Hotspot19 December 2018Across the North Island, soil moisture levels either decreased slightly or remained the same during the past week. Across the South Island, soil moisture remained near normal or above normal in the central and eastern part of the island during the past week while areas in the west have near normal or below normal soil moisture. -
Seal-mounted cameras give scientists a glimpse of life under the ice
Feature story19 December 2018A NIWA-led team of marine ecologists are using seal-mounted cameras to get a first-hand view into the behaviour and movements of Weddell seals under the Antarctic ice. -
Scientific muscle meets freshwater mussels
Feature story19 December 2018NIWA scientists have made an important breakthrough in the battle to save New Zealand’s freshwater mussels. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 12 December 2018
Hotspot13 December 2018The driest soils across the North Island compared to normal for this time of the year are found in an area stretching from coastal Manawatu-Whanganui northeast to Taupo. The driest soils across the South Island compared to normal for this time of the year are found in far southern Westland District. A small hotspot has emerged in Nelson in the past week. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 6 December 2018
Hotspot06 December 2018A new hotspot emerged in the Rangitikei District in Manawatu-Wanganui during the past week. This is the only current hotspot in the North Island. There are currently no hotspots in the South Island.