Over 220,000 m 3 of sediment was eroded from just 9.1km of Ūawa/Hikuwai riverbanks in Gisborne (Tairāwhiti). This corresponds to 24 m 3 of sediment for each metre of river channel, or around 1,500 ...

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

Earth Science NZ researchers are seeing signs that the breeding season for the invasive freshwater gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) has begun. Earth Sciences NZ Principal Technician Karen Thompson says ...

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

Our assessment of tropical cyclone (TC) activity for the coming season indicates normal to below normal activity. [Tropical cyclones are categorised in strength from 1 to 5, with 5 being most intense.

New Zealand’s ocean temperatures are rising and marine heatwaves - periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures which persist for five or more days - are becoming more frequent and severe, with ...

ENSO-neutral (El Niño – Southern Oscillation) conditions remain present in the tropical Pacific. In June 2025, atmospheric patterns in the Pacific continued to be intermittently consistent with weak ...

For many of us, summer isn’t summer without getting some sand between our toes. But did you ever wonder what that sand is made of, and how it got there? For many of us, summer isn’t summer without ...

A NIWA-led study has found New Zealand’s native forests are absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO 2) than previously thought. Study leader, NIWA atmospheric scientist Dr Beata Bukosa, says the findings ...

David Smol, Board Chair for the New Zealand Earth Sciences Institute has announced the appointment of John Morgan as the Transition Chief Executive. This appointment is effective from 1 July 2025 and ...