The research follows a pilot study in 2017, which also suggested indigenous forest in Fiordland might be absorbing more CO 2 than expected. “That study was based on only three years of data, and we ...

David Smol, Board Chair for the New Zealand Earth Sciences Institute has announced the appointment of John Morgan as the Transition Chief Executive. This appointment is effective from 1 July 2025 and ...

Regional predictions for June – August 2025 The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of ...

November 2024 was characterised by a large belt of higher-than-normal mean sea level pressure that straddled Aotearoa New Zealand and the surrounding seas. This pressure setup resulted in a relatively ...

Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock – are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions, according to new research from the University of ...

Impact Assessment Tool map view of results with all layers enabled. The planning and recovery tool provides scenario and probabilistic model frameworks for risk assessment of cyclone-related hazards ...

Tropical cyclone outlook summary for New Zealand On average, at least one ex-TC passes within 550 km of New Zealand each year. This season, the risk is considered normal-elevated. If an ex-TC tracks ...

NIWA is pleased with the announcement today by the Science, Innovation and Technology Minister of the Government’s response to a recent review of New Zealand’s weather forecasting system. The ...

Scientists have found a new ghost shark that lives exclusively in the deep waters of Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish was described by NIWA Fisheries Scientist Dr ...

Disclaimer: The forecasts offered in this page draw upon modified Copernicus Climate Change Service Information [2022] (C3S, https://climate.Copernicus.eu). There is inherent uncertainty in ...

Cyclone Gabrielle formed in the Coral Sea and struck the northeast of Aotearoa New Zealand as an ex-tropical cyclone in February 2023. During the event, rainfall totals reached nearly 450 mm, which is ...

They have done the work to better understand its underwater structure and potential for earthquakes and tsunamis, after an active fault was discovered there three years ago. NIWA marine geology ...