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NIWA

Storm waves a factor in sea ice retreat

In the News  |  Published: 30 May 2014

Large waves generated by ocean storms have a greater impact on the breakup and retreat of sea ice than previously […]

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Climate scientist honoured in NZ Herald awards

In the News  |  Published: 16 December 201316 December 2013

The New Zealand Herald’s New Zealander of the Year finalists were limited to the under-30s this year but the newspaper […]

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IPCC global climate report – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 September 201328 March 2016

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]

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Drought – soil, rivers, climate, outlook

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 22 March 201311 April 2013

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – FRI 22 MAR The ‘big dry’ continues, with the entire North Island officially declared a drought […]

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Climate change in the courtroom – NZ Herald editorial

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 September 201217 September 2012

Today‘s New Zealand Herald editorial examines the issue of science and scepticism in the wake of the recent NIWA climate […]

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NIWA climate record court decision – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 September 201210 September 2012

The High court has has ruled in favour of NIWA, rejecting a legal challenge of the Crown Research Institute’s national […]

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Jim Salinger on the NZ climate record – Dom Post

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 20 July 201220 July 2012

In the Dominion Post ex-NWIA climate scientist Prof Jim Salinger writes about the climate record he helped to create – […]

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Scientists concerned over NIWA restructure – Nature

In the News  |  Published: 12 July 201212 July 2012

The possibility of restructuring at NIWA’s Lauder research site has lead to international concern that atmospheric measuring capabilities will be […]

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Niwa scientist leads call for global approach to oceans

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 March 201223 March 2012

A leading New Zealand oceanographer is one of a team of international scientists warning that so many threats are converging […]

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Flights over NZ give clues to climate change gases

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 October 2011

American scientists have completed years of  research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic — via Christchurch — to produce […]

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