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For the first time, satellites have been used to track coastal water health around Aotearoa New Zealand.

NIWA meteorologists say last week’s atmospheric river (AR), which was responsible for widespread devastation in both the North and South Islands, was a record-breaker.

Smoke from the devastating Australian wildfires impacted the atmosphere in a way that’s never been seen before.

New Zealand’s weather is proving no exception to the record-breaking extremes occurring around the globe.

NIWA meteorologists say people living in the lower North Island and eastern South Island are likely to get the best views of the Matariki star cluster during the upcoming weekend.

The Tongan volcanic eruption may be responsible for New Zealand’s unusually vibrant sunrises and sunsets, say NIWA scientists.

A new tool giving near real-time snow data has been made available to the public for the first time.

NIWA has updated and restarted a course using a riparian planning tool developed by one of its former chief scientists more than 20 years ago.

Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater mixes with seawater. Many estuaries in Aotearoa New Zealand have been impacted by pollutants and contaminants entering via freshwater.

From scallop beds to trawl nets, a little bit of data science can make a big difference. Melissa Bray explains.

The tiny ear bone of a fish holds a wealth of information. Gather enough and you get a snapshot of what’s happening beneath the waves. Stuart Mackay explains.

Jessica Rowley talks to three NIWA researchers trying to piece together what’s happening to the world’s largest ice shelf.