A La Niña Watch remains in effect with a 60-70% chance that an event officially develops by December. La Niña-like patterns will favour more high pressure south of New Zealand over the next three ...

Temperature Temperatures were above average (0.51°C to 1.20°C above average) or well above average (>1.20°C above average) in parts of Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke’s ...

Scientists have found a new ghost shark that lives exclusively in the deep waters of Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish was described by NIWA Fisheries Scientist Dr ...

NIWA is pleased with the announcement today by the Science, Innovation and Technology Minister of the Government’s response to a recent review of New Zealand’s weather forecasting system. The ...

NIWA has been awarded $10.2m to eradicate an invasive clam that was only recently discovered in New Zealand waters. The freshwater gold clam, or Corbicula fluminea, is native to eastern and southeast ...

There is a 60% chance that La Niña will develop by the end of December. Tropical Pacific trade winds will continue to nudge the ocean in a La Niña-like direction. An alternative measure of central ...