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

Global warming is changing how we monitor one of the world’s biggest climate drivers, says Earth Sciences New Zealand.

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

NIWA’s Te Kūwaha Graduate Internship programme has been established to help support and create tangible pathways for the next generation of Māori researchers.

Expressions of interest are now open for the 2027 and 2029 Antarctic voyages.

Assessing sediment effects on seafloor primary production via satellite .

A programme to accelerate efficient and accurate assessments of the impacts of proposed offshore developments on New Zealand’s unique marine fauna and habitats.

This Endeavour Fund programme will examine the potential and risks of three marine carbon dioxide removal techniques by studying their natural equivalents in New Zealand coastal and open-ocean waters.

A new study shows a significant change in Antarctic phytoplankton over time that could cascade through the marine food web and affect the ocean’s capacity as a carbon sink. 

Earth Sciences New Zealand has been awarded $57,063,697 from the 2025 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour Fund across five critical research programmes encompassing hazard forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation and untapped sources of renewable energy.

Winter snowfall was well below average for much of the country, says Earth Sciences New Zealand. 

Scientists believe they’re only seeing a snapshot of what could be living in our subantarctic islands and deep waters.