Common questions about clouds, how they are formed and how they behave.

What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from agricultural activities?

This web camera is available thanks to the support of Waikato Regional Council.

NIWA maintains the national climate database for New Zealand, and can supply data in a variety of ways.

In comparison with regions exposed to the west, Gisborne experiences a greater number of weather and climatic extremes.

New Zealand’s forests and other land areas may be absorbing up to 60% more carbon dioxide than has been calculated, with much of this uptake likely occurring in native forests, NIWA scientists have discovered.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is charged with assessing the most up to date scientific, technical and socio-economic research on climate change.

How may agricultural activities increase sediments in waterways?

Sometimes wind can feel like a bit of a mystery because we can feel it, but not see it.

National climate maps

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