A La Niña Watch remains in effect, with a little over 50% chance that La Niña officially develops by the end of the year. However, this event is likely to be weak and short-lived and might stay below ...

Temperature Temperatures were above average (0.51°C to 1.20°C above average) or well above average (>1.20°C above average) for most of the North Island, Marlborough, northern and eastern Canterbury, ...

NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models. NIWA Climate, Atmosphere & Hazards platform manager Nava Fedaeff leads the ...

RiskScape has been used to assess climate-related coastal flood risk in the Pacific. The tool provides critical information to allow six Pacific nations – Cook Islands, Republic of Marshall Islands, ...

A mystery specimen has been identified as a species never documented in New Zealand waters. Thousands of specimens were collected during NIWA’s three-week Ocean Census voyage to the unexplored Bounty ...

There is a 60% chance that La Niña will develop by January 2025. Tropical Pacific trade winds will continue to nudge the ocean in a La Niña-like direction. An alternative measure of central Pacific ...

DUNEDIN AERO AWS 30 11.4 - 11.9 12.0 - 12.4 12.5 - 13.1 ...