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Where there's smoke, there's air quality scientists
A new method of testing air quality in towns around New Zealand has been developed by NIWA scientists that could revolutionise the way communities can measure and control pollution. -
Tiny world first
News article21 October 2015At a pristine, isolated lake near Otorohanga in the Waikato, NIWA freshwater biologist Brian Smith recently made an important discovery. -
Where there’s smoke, there’s air quality scientists
Media release01 October 2015NIWA scientists are now analysing data gathered from an air quality pilot experiment in Rangiora that could revolutionise the way communities can measure and control pollution. -
NIWA trials new generation air quality sensors
Media release10 August 2015A new method of testing air quality in towns around New Zealand has been developed by NIWA scientists that could revolutionise the way communities can measure and control pollution. -
New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)
Research ProjectOcean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change. -
New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)
Research ProjectOcean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change. -
Scientists flock to NIWA site for rare show of Pluto
Media release24 June 2015Scientists from around the world will be at NIWA’s atmospheric research station in Central Otago next week to observe a rare astronomical event that is likely to last just 90 seconds. -
Lauder leader's ozone work feted
News article19 June 2015NIWA's Dr Richard Querel's alma mater, University of Lethbridge in Alberta, has noted his ozone research on its website. -
World congress confirms Lauder’s expertise
News article05 June 2015The World Meteorological Organisation Congress has confirmed NIWA's Lauder atmospheric research station as one of Earth's leading providers of upper-air data critical for measuring climate change. -
Ozone depletion far greater without Montreal Protocol, study shows
Media release26 May 2015A study out today shows the Antarctic Ozone Hole would be 40 per cent larger than it is today without controls introduced by the Montreal Protocol. -
Gas flares on sea floor near Gisborne
A team of scientists led by Dr Joshu Mountjoy have been investigating an area of the sea floor near Gisborne. Gas flares were identified for the first time in 2014, and the team has now returned aboard RV Tangaroa to capture more data and video footage of the area. -
NIWA studies spectacular seabed gas flares
News article01 May 2015A team of scientists aboard NIWA’s deepwater research vessel Tangaroa returned to Wellington with new knowledge about methane ‘leaking’ into the atmosphere.
