A mystery specimen has been identified as a species never documented in New Zealand waters. Thousands of specimens were collected during NIWA’s three-week Ocean Census voyage to the unexplored Bounty ...

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 ...

The NIWA and MetService assessment of tropical cyclone (TC) activity for the coming season indicates normal to below normal activity. (Tropical cyclones are categorised in strength from 1 to 5, with 5 ...

Temperature Temperatures were above average (0.51°C to 1.20°C above average) or well above average (>1.20°C above average) in parts of Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke’s ...

A La Niña Watch remains in effect with a 60-70% chance that an event officially develops by December. La Niña-like patterns will favour more high pressure south of New Zealand over the next three ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Pest fish species are a leading threat to global biodiversity, are economically costly, and cause ecological damage. Management of pest fish is currently limited to preventing their spread, focusing ...

Originally from Chile (Santa Barbara), I moved to New Zealand in 2010 to undertake post-graduate studies at the University of Auckland as an off-campous student based at NIWA in Wellington. I have a ...