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Running off the road
Feature story16 November 2016At a rough count, 700 million litres of rain runs off the nation’s roads every year. That’s enough water to fill almost 300 Olympic-sized pools. -
Warriors of the harbour: restoring estuarine health
Feature story15 November 2016Iwi has joined forces with councils and NIWA to restore an estuarine ecosystem to its former health. -
Partnering in research grows Māori economy
Feature story15 November 2016NIWA is working alongside Māori to develop gateways to science and technology partnerships that are helping grow the Māori economy. -
Hotspot Watch for 10 November 2016
Hotspot10 November 2016A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
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.