Maps of the average first and last dates of soil moisture deficit are shown here.

NIWA has recently created synthetic, multi-year, 10-minute wind datasets at 15 wind farm sites across New Zealand. These will be used by the Electricity Commission to model the impact of wind farms on the national grid.

Dry stock farming consists predominantly of pasture grazing beef cattle, sheep, and deer for meat, wool, and velvet production.

Accurate reporting on the amount of fish and invertebrates that are caught and discarded by New Zealand’s commercial fishing industry is vital to effective management of these fisheries.

Check out UV index forecasts for locations in New Zealand (including ski fields), Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica.

Management of stream riparian areas - including vegetation and stock access - influences the health of streams and downstream water bodies.

There are many lines of evidence showing that NZ has warmed during the past century.

Grey mullet have a worldwide distribution and Aotearoa is at the southern limit of their range.

Scientists exploring the Kermadec Trench believe they have retrieved the deepest ever sediment sample from the bottom of the ocean using a wire-deployed corer.

Once in freshwater, glass eels develop into darker pigmented juvenile eels known as elvers.

Nutrients in waterways are essential for the growth of algae and aquatic plants but too much can destroy an ecosystem.

A carbon neutral activity is one that has a carbon footprint of zero.