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Farmers face water restrictions as El Nino develops
NZ farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops.
NZ farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops.
The chances of an El Nino playing with our weather this summer have become more likely, according to a just-released report from the World Meteorological Organisation.
High temperatures and scarce rainfall helped make last month one of the driest Marches on record in many places.
Inter-island ferries have been suspended after the storm that battered the South Island today whipped up 7-metre waves in the Cook Strait.
NIWA has issued its latest climate outlook for autumn - so what kind of weather can you look forward to in your region?
The first bite of autumn will be felt over much of the country in the next few days as rain sets in over the South Island.
Rain will bring some relief to drought-stricken farms this week, but the seasonal outlook is for dry conditions to linger well into autumn.
NZ's top climate change scientists have rallied together to slam a visiting sceptic who is touring the country to proclaim global warming as a myth that should be ignored.
Sun-lovers should head to the Bay of Plenty or Hawkes Bay for the best weather this summer, but most of the country can expect warmer, drier weather.
A scathing judgment backing Niwa represents a damning of climate sceptics' crusade.
A worldwide treaty banning aerosols 25 years ago averted a global catastrophe, New Zealand ozone layer scientists said today.
As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.
NIWA have explored deeper seas than ever before, and found some new strange looking fish.