NIWA is using biodegradable “life rafts” to reintroduce native plants to degraded lakes. NIWA biogeochemist Ben Woodward says they work in similar way to when you roll out a lawn onto soil without ...

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Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock – are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions, according to new research from the University of ...

A unique river portrait and a humorous moment with bubbles are some of the award-winning images taken by NIWA staff this year. NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) holds an ...

Coastal sea surface temperatures (SSTs) remained generally above average around the country, ranging from about 0.5˚C to 1.0˚C above average during the past 30 days, but marine heatwave conditions ...

A huge global study has used teabags to measure carbon storage in wetlands. Scientists, including those from NIWA, buried 19,000 bags of tea in 180 wetlands across 28 countries. This included three ...

Rainfall Rainfall was below normal (50-79% of normal) or well below normal (<50% of normal) for much of the country. Rainfall was above normal (120-149% of normal) or well above normal (>149% of ...

New Zealanders are likely to spend considerable time outdoors this summer, with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) predicting warm and dry conditions across most of the ...

There is a 60% chance that La Niña will develop by January 2025. Tropical Pacific trade winds will continue to push the ocean in a La Niña-like direction during December. As of 19 November, the ...