Latest NIWA News

Hunting For Freshwater ‘freak Of Nature’ In Otago
New Study To Combat Harm Caused By Anchoring
Another dark day for science and climate – 90 jobs to go at NIWA
Snowline survey reveals continued shrinkage of NZ glaciers
What Do Kittens And Blue Cod Have In Common?
New Ocean Species Discovered In Bounty Trough
Science Is Golden
Many New Zealand Glaciers Are Headed For Extinction
Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct
Increase In Toxic Algae In Our Waters This Summer
More than 180 Personal Grievances claims lodged against NIWA for discrimination
PSA to picket NIWA next Thursday
Scientists counting down to MethaneSAT satellite launch
Expedition to Uncover Secrets of New Zealand’s Unexplored Bounty Trough
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action
Warm oceans behind our hot, humid weather
DOC call to help prevent the spread of invasive algae to lakes and rivers
Hot stuff for 2023 and Christmas forecast
NIWA Hot stuff for 2023 and Christmas forecast
Boat ramp surveys boost knowledge of recreational fishery
Weather forecasters and others at NIWA take strike action
Caution is best for orange roughy
Getting to Bottom of Facts on Trawling
A 3D Printer is helping save New Zealand’s endangered native fish
Tracking down elusive lamprey
Some homes contain 3 times more air pollution, NIWA finds
Months in mud leads to NIWA Science Fair success
NIWA unravelling impacts on marine life after Cyclone Gabrielle
New tool revolutionising drought forecasts
Waikato NIWA Science and Technology Fair
NIWA solves seafloor mystery
Tonga eruption caused fastest ever underwater flow
Early and long-lasting ozone hole, forecasts NIWA
Higher and drier – cost of raising homes
Wellington study could improve worldwide access to coastal freshwater
Extreme weather research gets boost
New creature catalogue compiled to aid conservation
Government review of weather forecasting system
Government to review weather forecasting system
Fascinating finds from NIWA’s annual squid survey
Matariki viewing prospects 2023
2023 so far: NZ’s record-breaking weather
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea: Uncovering mysteries of the deep ocean
Kaikōura’s deep seabed is rapidly recovering, says NIWA
Mussel farms may benefit environment
New maps reveal places at risk from sea-level rise
Crustacean celebrities of Aotearoa on display at Te Papa
Sustainability Awards Finalists announced