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Stable Isotope Analytical Facility
NIWA's state of the art Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) facility supports our research and commercial analyses, providing tailor-made solutions for various environmental and atmospheric questions. -
Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA)
Compound specific stable isotope analysis techniques are an increasingly useful tool to address many ecological and environmental research questions. -
Environmental monitoring
NIWA collects a vast range of environmental information about New Zealand’s environment from the sky to the seafloor. -
International fisheries scientists meeting in Nelson
Media release30 March 2017Scientists from around the globe are meeting in Nelson next week to discuss the latest advances in fisheries technology. -
Acoustic recordings of rare whale species in Cook Strait
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Unique research records rare whale species in Cook Strait
Media release29 March 2017The sounds of whales and dolphins rarely seen in New Zealand waters have been recorded by a NIWA scientist in a pioneering underwater sound project. -
NIWA launches New Zealand Drought Index - a one-stop drought monitor
Media release24 March 2017A new tool to monitor drought conditions across New Zealand has been launched today by NIWA. -
NIWA completes first bathymetric mapping of Lake Tekapo
Media release17 March 2016NIWA researchers have spent part of the last month keeping a close eye on the bottom of Lake Tekapo to find out what it looks like and what is going on below the lake bed. -
Kapiti multibeam survey
News article24 June 2015NIWA scientists use the latest multibeam echo-sounding technology to generate new charts of the seafloor around Kapiti island. -
NIWA, DOC, Victoria University and LINZ collaborate to map Kapiti’s submarine landscape
Media release04 June 2015A team of marine geoscientists from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research begins mapping the submarine landscape of Kapiti Island and Coast on Friday, 5 June.
