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Supercharging the view from above

4 August 2021

From the rocky shores of Wellington’s South Coast to the icy waters of Antarctica, NIWA scientists are combining drone technology with advanced computer skills to map, measure and analyse the natural environment as never before. Campbell Gardiner explains.

Putting the weather on ice

Feature story

4 August 2021

Sam Fraser-Baxter catches up with a Fiji-born weather technician with a newfound love for the cold

Scientists recreate the week it snowed everywhere

Feature story

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.

Embracing the revolution

Feature story

1 February 2020

Technology and Innovation General Manager, Dr Barry Biggs, looks at the impact of the fast-moving world of “tech” on NIWA’s science.

Supercharging the view from above

Feature story

4 August 2021

From the rocky shores of Wellington’s South Coast to the icy waters of Antarctica, NIWA scientists are combining drone technology with advanced computer skills to map, measure and analyse the natural environment as never before. Campbell Gardiner explains.

Putting the weather on ice

Feature story

4 August 2021

Sam Fraser-Baxter catches up with a Fiji-born weather technician with a newfound love for the cold

Scientists recreate the week it snowed everywhere

Feature story

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.