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    Soil moisture anomaly map (mm) at 9am on 14 December 2023

    Hotspot Watch 15 December 2023

    Hotspot
    15 December 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 8 December 2023

    Hotspot
    08 December 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Comprehensive eruption study highlights need for further work

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    01 December 2023
    A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai, highlighting the risks of similar events.
    Geological hazards
    Volcanic eruptions

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    Hotspot Watch 30 November 2023

    Hotspot
    30 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 23 November 2023

    Hotspot
    23 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 17 November 2023

    Hotspot
    17 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.
    Climate and weather

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    A 3D Printer is helping save New Zealand’s endangered native fish

    Media release
    14 November 2023
    A 3D Printer is helping save New Zealand’s endangered native fish
    Freshwater fish

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    Hotspot Watch 10 November 2023

    Hotspot
    10 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 1 November 2023

    Hotspot
    01 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 26 October 2023

    Hotspot
    26 October 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Electricity conversion project takes top prize at Auckland Science Fair

    Media release
    23 October 2023
    A suite of projects that ranged from whether toothpaste’s a scam to capturing air, to human superpowers made up the 206 entries at this year’s NIWA Auckland City Science & Technology Fair.
    Energy

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    Hotspot Watch 18 October 2023

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    18 October 2023
    As of 15 October, the New Zealand Drought Index (NZDI) map below shows that no unusually dry conditions are currently found across the country.