Neutral El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions remain present in the tropical Pacific. Residual signals indicative of weak La Niña conditions persist, and occasional La Niña-like atmospheric ...

The clean-up and site restoration of a New Zealand research station in Antarctica has provided valuable lessons on the challenges of contaminated sites, according to a study in the journal Polar ...

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 ...

ENSO-neutral conditions are now in place, and there is a 70% chance that ENSO-neutral conditions will continue during June-August 2025, followed by a 60% chance that ENSO-neutral will remain in place ...

Co-developing a suite of control tools that target vulnerable gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) life-stages to disrupt dispersal, reduce the risk of transfer, and to manage the gold clam at different ...

We are pioneering the use of AI to develop impact nowcasting. Our innovative approach combines extensive real-time data with AI technology to provide highly accurate and timely weather forecasting to ...

NIWA welcomes the news its merger with GNS will come into effect by 1 July. The Minister of Science, Innovation, and Technology, Hon. Shane Reti, has announced that our two organisations will join to ...

This Flagship provides the observational network and data systems that enable NIWA to deliver its science and research. Data, including observational data and generated data, is foundational for ...

This Flagship provides the scientific rigour for addressing the management imperative to enable sustainable resource use of our coastal areas while protecting New Zealand’s highly valuable estuaries ...

This Flagship supports the expansion of New Zealand’s ocean and land-based aquaculture industry. We focus on developing high-value aquaculture species at scale and pace, while identifying and ...