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An unusual disturbance high above Antarctica is causing polar air to encroach on different parts of the Southern Hemisphere, including New Zealand.

NIWA scientists have seen substantial changes in the ocean to the east of New Zealand

July 2024 marks a special anniversary for NIWA - 25 years of issuing our Seasonal Climate Outlook.

NIWA has completed a major project to analyse how New Zealand’s “climate normals” are shifting.

NIWA meteorologists say people living in the upper North Island are likely to get the best views of the Matariki star cluster this week.

Tracking changes in broadnose sevengill sharks' behaviour in a warming climate.

Highest June temperature since records began in the 1850s

Constructed wetlands a natural solution to reduce agricultural pollution.

Antarctica is probably storing much more carbon than previously thought, according to NIWA.

This is the final Hotspot Watch for this season. The Hotspot Watch will return in the spring.

NIWA scientists have mapped the whole of Lake Wānaka in incredible detail.  

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