September 19th, 2024

Glaciers

NIWA estimates a staggering loss of at least 13 trillion litres of water from New Zealand's glaciers since the late 1970s
Glaciers
6 months ago

New Zealand's glaciers on the brink of extinction, NIWA warns

A stark warning has been issued by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) last week following over four decades...

End of summer snowline survey, Tasman Glacier. (Photo: NIWA / Rebekah Parsons-King)
Glaciers
1 year ago

New Zealand's glaciers continue to shrink amid climatic changes

New Zealand's renowned glaciers continue to lose snow and ice, as revealed by the latest annual end-of-summer snowline survey conducted by NIWA. The 2023...

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The latest census data shows that New Zealand's usually resident population increased by 294,168 people, reaching almost 5 million (4,993,923).

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