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Manukau’s next generation of scientists are displaying the results of some innovative research projects at the NIWA Manukau Region Science and Technology Fair from this weekend.
The Government’s Deep South National Science Challenge provides an unprecedented opportunity for scientific collaboration that will ultimately improve the lives of all New Zealanders.
NIWA scientists surveying shallow water coastal habitats off the east coast of Northland have found a rich diversity of macroalgal meadows, shellfish beds, sponges, and rare fish species.
The strong wind and rain that has battered Auckland this week has presented some special challenges for workers trying to paint NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa while she has been in dry dock.
One hundred people, a Gulfstream jet, some of the best technology available and two scientists in a paddock are undertaking an experiment that will make predicting the weather a lot more accurate.
NIWA wants to recruit school students and members of the public over winter keen to take part in a citizen science initiative, and this week might be a good week to start.
NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa has this week gone into dry dock Thursday for extensive maintenance.
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) invites you to participate in an online photo survey to gather information about the amount and type of algae and weed in rivers and streams that is problematic for mahinga kai values.
A video has been produced to show how NIWA and a range of partners are collaborating to understand global ocean acidification and how increasing ocean acidity is affecting shellfish and the aquaculture industry.
NIWA scientists are this month launching some cutting-edge technology capable of finding out what's going on at the bottom of the ocean.
Prime Minister John Key and Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce had a surprise meeting at NIWA's Fieldays stand today.
NIWA has a message for opening day visitors to the rural sector’s biggest event of the year: go prepared.
NIWA scientists are this month taking a significant role in one of the largest science experiments to take place in New Zealand.
A programme to help Tonga maximise the economic benefits of commercial fishing has been launched in the country’s capital, Nuku’alofa.
A marine animal thought to have been extinct for four million years has been found alive and well and living near Picton.
NIWA scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the key processes driving changes in sea ice.
NIWA has confirmed there were unauthorised attempts to access its supercomputer late last week. As a precaution, NIWA took the supercomputer offline and immediately undertook a series of tests with the assistance of IBM.
A joint New Zealand-German research team has discovered a huge network of frozen methane and methane gas in sediments and in the ocean near New Zealand’s east coast.
NIWA is pleased to welcome a new face (and voice) for Niwa Weather, Chris Brandolino, who has joined us as Forecaster.
Our outlooks indicate the likelihood of climate conditions being at, above, or below average for the season as a whole, at a national and regional level.

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