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Read about the important science being undertaken at NIWA, and how it affects New Zealanders

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    Decade of great white shark research nears end

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    A joint 10-year NIWA and Department of Conservation project to find out more about the great white sharks that inhabit New Zealand waters is coming to an end.
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    Next young scientists step up

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    Manukau’s next generation of scientists are displaying the results of some innovative research projects at the NIWA Manukau Region Science and Technology Fair from this weekend.
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    Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce officially launches the Deep South Challenge

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    The Government’s Deep South National Science Challenge provides an unprecedented opportunity for scientific collaboration that will ultimately improve the lives of all New Zealanders.
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    Tangaroa’s makeover hampered by weather

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    The strong wind and rain that has battered Auckland this week has presented some special challenges for workers trying to paint NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa while she has been in dry dock.
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    DeepWave project measures gravity waves in the atmosphere

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    One hundred people, a Gulfstream jet, some of the best technology available and two scientists in a paddock are undertaking an experiment that will make predicting the weather a lot more accurate.
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    Ocean acidification - what does it mean for shellfish?

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    A video has been produced to show how NIWA and a range of partners are collaborating to understand global ocean acidification and how increasing ocean acidity is affecting shellfish and the aquaculture industry.
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    Scientist plumb depths in search of clues to the earth’s climate

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    NIWA scientists are this month launching some cutting-edge technology capable of finding out what's going on at the bottom of the ocean.
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    Prime Minister inspects NIWA product at Fieldays

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    Prime Minister John Key and Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce had a surprise meeting at NIWA's Fieldays stand today.
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    Off to Fieldays? We don’t want to dampen your spirits but…

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    NIWA has a message for opening day visitors to the rural sector’s biggest event of the year: go prepared.
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    Southern Alps focus for large international science experiment

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    NIWA scientists are this month taking a significant role in one of the largest science experiments to take place in New Zealand.
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    Northern-hemisphere fossil discovered living in New Zealand

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    A marine animal thought to have been extinct for four million years has been found alive and well and living near Picton.
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    NIWA scientists make waves about sea ice

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    NIWA scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the key processes driving changes in sea ice.