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A student science project praised for its creativity and flair took out the premier award at the NIWA Auckland City Science and Technology Fair announced this week.

Seismic research by NIWA scientists off the West Coast of the South Island has identified faults capable of causing earthquakes with magnitudes of up to 7.8.

The 2013 NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair has again been a resounding success, with over 500 intermediate and secondary school students taking part.

St Peter's School students dominated the top awards at last week's NIWA Waikato Regional Science and Technology Fair in Hamilton.

Auckland students are showcasing their scientific prowess while vying for a range of prizes at this week's NIWA Auckland City Science and Technology Fair.

Budding scientists from across the Wellington region are competing this week in the annual NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair.

The Waikato's next generation of scientists are showcasing their latest discoveries at this week's NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair.

Next week, NIWA scientists will showcase the latest version of the National Freshwater Fish Database at an international conference in Hamilton.

Budding scientists are showcasing their talents at the NIWA Manukau Region Science and Technology Fair this weekend.

Scientists are starting to get a better picture of how recreational fisheries change over time, thanks to a few web cameras and a bit of help from the public.

Work to restore islands in the Waikato River is a step closer with the completion of an illustrated species guide to plants already established on the islands.

NIWA scientists have made an important discovery about the spawning habits of New Zealand's largest whitebait species in a central Hamilton stream.

NIWA is diverting its flagship research vessel Tangaroa to undertake survey work in the Cook Strait following the earthquakes in Marlborough and Wellington in recent days.

Some updates on the storm battering Wellington and the South Island.

While South Islanders are being warned to stay at home and prepare for the biggest storm predicted since 1992, NIWA scientists will be putting on their wet weather gear and heading out to measure snowfall.

One of the biggest drivers of New Zealand's climate is the influence of ocean currents and climate systems in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Even relatively subtle changes could have dramatic impacts on our climate and ability to work and live as we do.

Information gathered by whalers in the 19th century to support the systematic killing of southern right whales in Australasian offshore waters has been used by NIWA scientists to better understand – and ultimately help protect – the present-day habitats of this endangered species.

Scientists from NIWA and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have used a remote operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with cameras and a grappling arm to locate and sample specimens of sea pen previously unknown to science, hidden in the undiveable depths of remote Fiordland.

Surveying work carried out by NIWA scientists this week is helping provide new insights into the tsunami risk from undersea landslides in the Kaikoura Canyon.

NIWA is sampling subtidal seagrass meadows, and other habitats, in the southern Kaipara Harbour, from February to March this year.  This week, the scientists have been looking at the ‘hottest spots’ for juvenile snapper.

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