AQUA and TERRA are polar orbiting satellites that both pass over New Zealand twice per day.

Inanga are the predominant species in the modern whitebait fishery.

Measurements of snowfall at low elevations around New Zealand are few and far between, and yet the data would be really helpful in understanding how snowfall occurs and quantifying snow-related risks.

Impacts of timber processing activities on water quality and mahinga kai.

In this activity you will analyse the Southern Oscillation Index and investigate the chances of getting below normal, normal or above normal summer temperatures in Invercargill.

All aspects of the climate of Canterbury are dominated by the influence of the Southern Alps on the prevailing westerly airflows.

Extremes of temperature are rare as the Chatham Islands are small land masses surrounded by sea.

New Zealand faces a variety of hazards associated with undersea geological activity.

NIWA expends considerable effort on determining the age of commercial fish species. But why age a fish? And how do we do it?

Links to related resources and websites

Find out more about free floating species.

Casal2 is an advanced software package developed by NIWA for modelling the population dynamics of marine species.