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Critter of the Week: A squat lobster for a star!
Squat lobsters are known for their lengthy eyelashes and come in many different sizes from the mighty Munidopsis aries (90mm carapace length) to some species which have bodies only a few millimetres long. -
Technical note on revised January 1945 Hokitika Adjustment
Two alternatives offered for the adjustment at January 1945 between the records for Hokitika Town and Hokitika Southside -
Technical note on in-filling of missing data for ‘Masterton’ in 2016
In April and May 2016, the Martinborough EWS (agent 21938)1 experienced some technical difficulties, and a number of 9 am observations were missing -
Explaining New Zealand’s “unusual” growing glaciers
News article15 February 2017Newly published research shows regional climate variability caused an “unusual” period in which some of New Zealand’s glaciers grew bigger, while glaciers worldwide were shrinking. -
Injy’s Odyssey
Late 2016, Sir Peter Blake NIWA Ambassador Injy Johnstone travelled to one of NIWA's more remote atmospheric monitoring outposts in the central North Island. Another successful ambassadorship - check it out! -
Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook update 10 February 2017
Media release10 February 2017Near average tropical cyclone numbers for the remainder of the season. -
Hotspot Watch for 9 February 2017
Hotspot09 February 2017A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
2017 - Chatham Rise biodiversity
VoyageQuantifying Benthic Biodiversity: a factual voyage report from RV Tangaroa voyage TAN1701 to Chatham Rise
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Managing water allocation on the West Coast
Research ProjectThis project investigated the capabilities and utility of NIWA’s Cumulative Hydrological Effects Simulator (CHES) tool for facilitating discussions and decision making associated with setting and applying water quantity limits in the Grey River catchment on the South Island’s West Coast. -
Important submarine canyon ecosystems at risk
News article03 February 2017A NIWA scientist is calling for greater protection of submarine canyons around New Zealand as their rich marine life comes under increasing threat from human activity. -
Environmental flow tools
Tools and software to assist with determining and managing environmental water flows. -
Ngā repo o Maniapoto - Maniapoto wetland inventory
Research ProjectThrough the Te Wai Māori fund Ngā Repo o Maniapoto is a collaborative project between NIWA and the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board (MMTB) Whanake Taiao team that looks to develop an inventory of repo and puna (springs) for the Maniapoto rohe.