NIWA has been awarded $10.2m to eradicate an invasive clam that was only recently discovered in New Zealand waters. The freshwater gold clam, or Corbicula fluminea, is native to eastern and southeast ...
There is a 60% chance that La Niña will develop by the end of December. Tropical Pacific trade winds will continue to nudge the ocean in a La Niña-like direction. An alternative measure of central ...
Forecasting sea surface temperatures several months in advance is challenging. To give us insights into what might happen around Aotearoa New Zealand in the months to come, NIWA scientists have ...
Probabilities are assigned in three categories: above average, near average, and below average. Temperatures are about equally likely to be above average (50% chance) or near average (45% chance).
A new NIWA-led study has found that climate change increased the amount of total rainfall during Cyclone Gabrielle by 10%. This additional rain fell during the most intense parts of the storm, ...
Subject to the User’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement and in consideration of the Charges, NIWA grants the User a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Data only for the ...
NIWA’s new research vessel, Kaharoa II, will be in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park/ Ko te Pataka kai o Tīkapa Moana Te Moananui-ā-Toi over the next three weeks, filming underwater habitats. Kaharoa II ...
Subject to the User’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement, NIWA grants the User a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Data only for the Permitted Use during the Term as set out ...
The Barrier Assessment and Reporting Tool (BART) has been created to help river managers and asset owners understand connectivity in different catchments, and prioritise barriers within catchments for ...
Temperature Temperatures were near average (±0.50°C of average) or above average (0.51-1.20°C above average) for most of the country, with isolated pockets of well above average (>1.20°C above average ...
There are just over 50 freshwater fish species native to New Zealand. Three-quarters of these are classified as at risk or threatened with extinction. Many of our iconic native fishes, such as eels ...
The NIWA Biodiversity Memoir (NBM) series comprises technical works that describe New Zealand’s invertebrate marine life—sponges, corals, hydroids, worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars and ...
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