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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.

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.

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.

Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock – are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions.

A new species has been named after favourite Wellington brewpub Fork and Brewer

NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models. 

The rapid impact assessment tool provides a scenario model framework to rapidly assess natural hazard exposure or impacts.

Researchers created national sea-level risk profiles for populations, buildings, croplands & infrastructure under present & future climate scenarios.

A mystery specimen has been identified as a species never documented in New Zealand waters.