Atmospheric analysis

A state-of-the-art underwater research glider has been unveiled by NIWA scientists in Wellington.

Serious flooding often causes major problems for those living near the Nadi river basin in Fiji.

Anal Chandra from Fiji's Meteorological Service talks about collaborating with NIWA and creating a better network of weather stations across Fiji.

Pacific Rim Manager Doug Ramsay gives an overview of NIWA's work in the Pacific.

Improvements in water supply throughout rural Fiji have created sanitation issues relating to greater volumes of waste water for disposal.

Over the last 50 years the atoll of South Tarawa, in Kiribati has experienced large increases in population.

NIWA research vessel Tangaroa, down in Antarctic waters, received some welcome visitors yesterday

Watch NIWA's RV Tangaroa making its way through icy waters in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.

NIWA scientists aboard RV Tangaroa have been trawling the central Ross Sea calculating the abundance of the prey species.

The region around the Balleny Islands is a known foraging area for humpback whales. Objective one of the Antarctica voyage aimed to determine why the Islands are such a popular spot for humpback whales.

NIWA scientists aboard RV Tangaroa have been trawling the central Ross Sea calculating the abundance of the prey species.

This week’s critter is the colonial ascidian, or more commonly known as seasquirt, Leptoclinides marmoreus Brewin, 1956.