Atmospheric analysis

We combine capabilities in weather, wave, storm surge and tide forecasting with tide gauge observations.

A Central Otago scientific research station with a globally revered reputation is marking its 60th anniversary.

Researchers have recovered a scientific buoy from the Kāpiti Marine Reserve that went missing in late March.

When high winds on the Auckland Harbour Bridge last September caused two trucks to topple over, one into a load-bearing strut, NIWA scientists began thinking about what role they could play in preventing it from happening again.

A joint NIWA and Department of Conservation (DOC) project is extending New Zealand’s ocean acidification monitoring network to include marine reserves.

Final Hotspot Watch update for this season. Weekly Hotspot Watches will return in the spring.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

Community Air Watch Arrowtown enables members of the public to use new technologies to participate in studies of air quality.

A 26 March 2021 update to describe soil moisture patterns across the country and to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

Read NIWA's 2020 Half Year Report.

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

Schools Air Watch enables school classes to use new technologies to participate in a study of air quality in their own community.