Atmospheric analysis

NIWA is using serious games to look at problems holistically, support understanding and give a framework for adaptation decisions.

NIWA’s South Island snow and ice monitoring stations have confirmed what many skiers have been talking about: winter has been dry and snow coverage has been poor. In fact, several sites have recorded half their typical snow depth for this time of year.

Te Nehenehenui (previously Maniapoto Māori Trust board) and NIWA are working collaboratively to support Ngāti Maniapoto whānau to reconnect with and participate in the assessment of their freshwater according to their values.

NIWA scientists have completed the first national assessment of people and buildings at risk in New Zealand’s tsunami evacuation zones.

An invention that could save lives has taken the top spot at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair.

If we can understand how the Earth’s climate has changed in the past, we can use that information to understand how it might change in the future.

Were there any terms you didn't know in any of these lessons? We explain some of them here - alphabetically from anemometer to wind speed.

Seamounts, knolls, and hills are prominent features of underwater topography in the New Zealand region and are often sites of high biodiversity and productivity.

Glaciers are beautiful to see and are a majestic, pristine part of our natural landscape. But what exactly is a glacier, and how do they work?

NIWA researchers are heading out from Tasman early next week to survey an area thought to be home to important juvenile fish nurseries.

After a decade-long effort, NIWA’s latest Biodiversity Memoir has just rolled off the presses. Written by marine biologist Kareen Schnabel, the 350-page treatise presents everything we currently know about the different kinds of squat lobster living in New Zealand’s waters.

A summary of the main scientific publications, conference presentations and popular science publications.