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Read about the important science being undertaken at NIWA, and how it affects New Zealanders

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    Comprehensive eruption study highlights need for further work

    Media release
    01 December 2023
    A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai, highlighting the risks of similar events.
    Geological hazards
    Volcanic eruptions

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    Hotspot Watch 30 November 2023

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    30 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 23 November 2023

    Hotspot
    23 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 17 November 2023

    Hotspot
    17 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.
    Climate and weather

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    A 3D Printer is helping save New Zealand’s endangered native fish

    Media release
    14 November 2023
    A 3D Printer is helping save New Zealand’s endangered native fish
    Freshwater fish

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    Hotspot Watch 10 November 2023

    Hotspot
    10 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 1 November 2023

    Hotspot
    01 November 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Hotspot Watch 26 October 2023

    Hotspot
    26 October 2023
    A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Electricity conversion project takes top prize at Auckland Science Fair

    Media release
    23 October 2023
    A suite of projects that ranged from whether toothpaste’s a scam to capturing air, to human superpowers made up the 206 entries at this year’s NIWA Auckland City Science & Technology Fair.
    Renewable energy

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    Hotspot Watch 18 October 2023

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    18 October 2023

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    Some homes contain 3 times more air pollution, NIWA finds

    Media release
    18 October 2023
    A new study from NIWA has mapped outdoor air quality for Invercargill and Alexandra in more detail than ever before.
    Air quality

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    Link between insomnia and depression found at Science & Technology Fair

    Media release
    15 October 2023
    A study looking at the impact of sleep on depression in adolescents was 18 months in the making for Ellen Thompson.