Atmospheric analysis

One of NIWA's core areas of research and consultancy services are the broodstock development of aquaculture species and breeding strategy.

This project aims to increase our knowledge of aquatic ecosystems and their restoration, and apply this to degraded streams, rivers, lakes and estuaries.

The NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs are comprehensive, definitive, illustrated reference works that capture the rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific study of New Zealand’s distinctive marine fauna and flora.

The latest update from TAN2502 Ross Sea RV Tangaroa “ACTUATE” Voyage

Thirty eight scientists and crew have set sail this week for Antarctica on NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa, with the aim of going as far south as the Ross Ice Shelf - a first for the ship.

NIWA’s new research vessel, Kaharoa II, will be conducting ten days of sea trials out from Nelson, starting this week.

RV Tangaroa voyage to the Ross Sea, the ship’s 16th voyage to Antarctica and Southern Ocean.

NIWA is using biodegradable “life rafts” to reintroduce native plants to degraded lakes. 

A unique river portrait and a humorous moment with bubbles are some of the award-winning images taken by NIWA staff this year.

Storm-tide red alerts mark the highest king tides, crucial for emergency and coastal hazard managers to monitor.

Scientists find link between temperature and carbon storage rates

New Zealanders are likely to spend considerable time outdoors this summer, with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) predicting warm and dry conditions across most of the motu.