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Welcome to jandal season: warmest days of the spring so far
News article07 November 2016Warm nor’westers, or foehn winds, are forecast for parts of the eastern South Island tomorrow and Wednesday, before spreading to the east of the North Island from Wednesday into Thursday. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 3 Nov 2016
Hotspot04 November 2016This week's update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot28 October 2016A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Tool time: NIWA scientist heads to the ice with a drill and a tape measure
Media release28 October 2016A tape measure and a drill will be pretty much all the tools a NIWA scientist needs when he heads to Antarctica next week. -
When things change
Feature story25 October 2016When you’ve spent a long time viewing something a particular way, it’s hard to recognise when it changes. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot20 October 2016An update for 20 October describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Koha goes home – NIWA returns lost turtle to Kermadecs
Media release20 October 2016A critically endangered turtle today began a two-day journey back to its home in Rangitāhua, the Kermadecs. -
Considered in collaboration: leading Māori environmental research
Feature story16 October 2016Marino Tahi is a man who speaks volumes between sentences. -
Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook
Media release14 October 2016Moderate La Niña or neutral tropical conditions expected to produce near average activity across most islands. -
Scientists’ stunning images
Media release12 October 2016From one pole to the other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes. -
NIWA kicks off busy season in Antarctica
Media release05 October 2016NIWA scientists are this week making the final preparations for one of the organisation’s busiest summers at Antarctica. -
Is La Niña in our future or not?
News article16 September 2016And... what would that mean for New Zealand?