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6 months ago

Detailed NIWA study reveals impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on New Zealand's marine ecosystems

A comprehensive study conducted by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) for Fisheries New Zealand has mapped the extensive impacts...

NIWA

6 months ago

Otago's hidden wonder: The quest for underwater forests

Decades after their initial discovery, a team of NIWA scientific divers, including freshwater ecologist Mary de Winton, who participated in the original studies...

NIWA

7 months ago

Scientists uncover 100 new marine species in New Zealand's Bounty Trough

In a groundbreaking expedition to the largely uncharted Bounty Trough off New Zealand, scientists have unveiled approximately 100 new and potentially undiscovered marine species,...

Despite the intriguing discovery, the team has not explored the underlying reasons for the blue cod's laser-chasing antics.

NIWA

7 months ago

Blue cod exhibit kitten-like behaviour, chasing lasers in research study

A team of scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand has stumbled upon a curious and endearing...

NIWA

8 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...

The season was marked by an atypical climatic setup, with air pressure higher than usual over and to the east of the North Island, and lower than usual to the south.

NIWA

8 months ago

New Zealand records its ninth-warmest summer, NIWA reports

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), New Zealand's foremost environmental science and applied research body, has announced that the...