Understanding our variable and changing climate is critical for managing resources and reducing risks.
Climate
Climate
Understanding our variable and changing climate is critical for managing resources and reducing risks.
Climate change
Climate change effects are accelerating, driving the need for actions informed by sound climate knowledge.
A Hard Rain’s A’Gonna Fall
31 May 2022
Climate change means more intense storm systems are on their way. Science can’t stop it raining, but it can help communities prepare for the worst and plan for the future.
Climate outlooks
Access NIWA's climate updates, summaries and forecasts for Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands.
Valuable work of weather volunteers
23 December 2020
A vital network of rainfall and climate station volunteers across Aotearoa send their weather measurements to NIWA every month where they are used by scientists researching New Zealand’s climate.
Daily climate maps
These climate maps are updated daily and are based on data from our National Climate Database.
Glaciers continue to melt away
24 June 2020
Scientists analysing end-of-summer snowline survey photos have estimated that 13 million cubic meters of ice have been lost from just one glacier from 2016 to 2019.
Scientists recreate the week it snowed everywhere
1 February 2020
NIWA has teamed up with Microsoft for a new project using artificial intelligence to combine historic weather records with breakthrough handwriting recognition tools.
The man of many pathways
1 February 2020
Dr Rob Bell worked out a long time ago that sea-level rise is much more than a scientific problem. No wonder then that people say his ability to listen is one of his best traits.
