News

Read about the important science being undertaken at NIWA, and how it affects New Zealanders

  • Welcome to jandal season: warmest days of the spring so far

    News article
    Warm 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

    Hotspot
    This 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

    Hotspot
    A 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 release
    A 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 story
    When you’ve spent a long time viewing something a particular way, it’s hard to recognise when it changes.
  • NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    An 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 release
    A 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 story
    Marino Tahi is a man who speaks volumes between sentences.
  • Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook

    Media release
    Moderate La Niña or neutral tropical conditions expected to produce near average activity across most islands.
  • Scientists’ stunning images

    Media release
    From 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 release
    NIWA 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 article
    And... what would that mean for New Zealand?