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

Sponges are amongst the most common marine invertebrates that inhabit the New Zealand coastline, from the intertidal zone down to the continental shelf, to abyssal plains and deep ocean trenches.

Meteorological and climate analysis centres across the Southwest Pacific are indicating above average numbers of tropical cyclones (TC) for the 2015–16 season (November 2015 to April 2016).

Hamilton scientist Karl Safi, last year crowned New Zealand’s best home brewer, can now buy his own beer at the supermarket.

A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing these soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”.

The winners for 2015 Staff Photo Competition were announced at NIWA’s annual Excellence Awards ceremony in Auckland last night.

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

NIWA scientists are now analysing data gathered from an air quality pilot experiment in Rangiora that could revolutionise the way communities can measure and control pollution.

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

Recreational fishers in the Marlborough Sounds, Tasman and Golden Bays are being approached at boat ramps in the region in the hope they will provide information on their catches for a research survey.

Just as we were ready to dust of our Jandals, you may be wondering why suddenly it feels as though we have been hit with a second winter!

New Zealand economists and NIWA have counted the economic benefits from investing in environmental research.