On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

News

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

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    Summer Series 1: Ready to rumble - the anatomy of a summer thunderstorm

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    03 January 2013

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    New Zealand Coastal Society Annual Conference: ‘Making Waves, 20 years and beyond’

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    14 November 2012
    Coasts

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    How prepared are we for a major marine earthquake?

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    14 November 2012
    Bathymetry

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    Significant Letter of Intent signed between world leading research organisation NOAA and NIWA

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    12 November 2012

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    What are you eating? NZ scientists reclassify nori – the seaweed used to make sushi

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    06 November 2012

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    Scientists discover freshwater flows affect polar oceanic microbes

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    31 October 2012
    Oceans

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    First sighting of volcano responsible for undersea eruption

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    29 October 2012
    Bathymetry

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    Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook: Near average or slightly above average numbers for many islands likely, and increased activity in the late season near Tonga and Niue

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    18 October 2012
    Climate change

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    NIWA’s Kaharoa sets sail to deploy robots across the Pacific Ocean

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    12 October 2012
    Coasts

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    Kiwi great whites cross the ditch to Bondi

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    26 September 2012
    Fisheries

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    Winners of NIWA Auckland Science Fair announced

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    13 September 2012

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    Winners of NIWA Wellington Science Fair announced

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    31 August 2012