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Tuna - diet
Longfin eels are the largest and longest-lived fish in New Zealand's freshwaters, and where they are present they are the top predator. -
High Performance Computing Facility
FacilityThe High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) is supercharging New Zealand science. -
Mean daily global radiation (Mj/sq m)
These datasets are available in a range of formats. -
Investigating ocean acidification
Feature story06 June 2017The world’s oceans are acidifying as a result of the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by humanity. -
Urbanisation
Aotearoa’s main urban areas cover approximately 2% of total available land. -
New Zealand from space
This daily image of New Zealand from space was created using data from one of NASA's EOS satellites, collected at our receiving station in Lauder, Central Otago. -
“Very rare find” of ghost shark hatchling
Media release06 June 2017NIWA scientists have made the rare discovery of a days-old ghost shark during a recent survey off the east coast of the South Island. -
Atmospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, and stratospheric change
Research ProjectCFCs have damaged the ozone layer and led to higher UV levels and increased health risks. Our role is to understand the causes and effects of ozone depletion, to inform the public of the risk.