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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...