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Hoping for a smooth flight into Wellington? NIWA scientists can help.
Read about how beaches are Nature's way of protecting sea front real estate and infrastructure against high winds and waves.
Forecasting whether we're in for a hot, dry holiday or wet, humid conditions this summer can be a complex and tricky business - Mother Nature can tell us about the weather ahead, just by observing patterns and sequences.
Scientists at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have recently completed a survey of blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds.
A spell of settled sunny weather around the country has been breaking temperature records, NIWA figures show.
A spell of settled sunny weather around the country has been breaking temperature records, NIWA figures show.
After two years of groundwork, NIWA scientists have finally unlocked the mystery of the elusive lamprey breeding grounds.
NIWA scientists have secured funding for a project they hope will take them a step closer to discovering why the number of freshwater crayfish, or koura, in the Upper Waikato River has dramatically declined.
The Court of Appeal has awarded costs to NIWA following a decision by the New Zealand Climate Education Trust to withdraw its appeal against a High Court ruling which confirmed the integrity of NIWA's climate science.

Last night, NIWA held its annual Excellence Awards, recognising those NIWA people who have made an exceptional contribution to the organisation.

The Health and Safety Award was presented to Steve Mercer for driving the evolution of NIWA's health and safety culture and processes.

The Support Services Award was presented to Shareen Sharma-Prasad for being unfailingly prompt, courteous and helpful in her role as Payroll Manager.

NIWA scientists expect smoke from the bushfires in New South Wales to drift over New Zealand in the next few days.

A joint Japanese-New Zealand scientific research voyage leaves Tonga this week to explore underwater mountains and volcanoes about 1000km northeast of New Zealand.

New information on how rivers will flood during extreme weather will soon be available to help communities become safer and reduce the costs of natural disasters.

An appeal against a 2012 High Court ruling which confirmed the integrity of NIWA's climate science was withdrawn yesterday by the appellants. The New Zealand Climate Education Trust withdrew its appeal to the Court of Appeal following intense questioning from the Court.

Meteorological forecasting centres across the Southwest Pacific are predicting near average numbers of tropical cyclones for the 2013–14 season (November 2013 to April 2014).

This is one of the key conclusions announced today by Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in the summary of its contribution to the IPCC's Fifth Assessment. 

New Zealand is experiencing an increase in the number of tornadoes, according to a NIWA scientist.

A photograph of two moray eels sharing an underwater crevice has taken out the judges' choice award at NIWA's annual photograph competition announced last night.

More than a dozen NIWA scientists are heading to Antarctica in the next couple of months as the crucial weather window opens for the summer season of research above, on and under the ice.

NIWA scientists are pioneering a new way of tapping into international expertise through an online specimen identification service of particular benefit to New Zealand's biosecurity.

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