Climate & Weather

Understanding our variable and changing climate is critical for managing resources and reducing risks.

Drought forecasting dashboard

NIWA and MPI are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. It uses innovative climate modelling, the latest in machine learning and other data-driven techniques to predict rainfall 35 days ahead. It will help farmers and growers better prepare for periods of dryness and drought.

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    Knowledge transfer and reports

    Climate Present and Past provides knowledge transfer and reports for external use.

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    Conference presentations

    Conference presentations by people associated with Climate Present and Past, organised by financial year.

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    Peer-reviewed publications

    A list of peer-reviewed publications under Climate Present and Past, organised by financial year.

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    Overview and objectives

    Overview and objectives of the Climate Present and Past project.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    08 January 2016
    Soil moisture levels across the North Island have increased significantly when compared to this time last week for eastern Northland, Auckland and Waikato regions where soil moisture levels are now normal to above normal for this time of year.

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    NIWA's palaeoclimate research lab

    NIWA's palaeoclimate research laboratory is located in Auckland. Our capabilities allow us to undertake a wide range of interdisciplinary research.

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    Tree ring research

    We use New Zealand kauri pine (Agathis australis) to help us understand past climate and environmental change.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    24 December 2015
    This weekly update describes soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    18 December 2015
    Soil moisture levels across the North Island have stayed largely unchanged when compared to this time last week with the exception of the Manawatu-Wanganui region and Central Hawke’s Bay where soil moisture decreased

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    Summer Series Week 1: A year of weather

    News article
    15 December 2015
    There were floods, tornados, fires and big waves in another year of big weather for New Zealand. NIWA climate scientists review the inclement highlights month by month.

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    NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    11 December 2015
    A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

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    Video series on climate change featuring Dr. David Wratt

    One of New Zealand’s leading climate scientist, Dr David Wratt, answers a series of questions about climate change in this new video series by NIWA.