The risk of undersea landslides and their potential to cause tsunamis along New Zealand’s east coast is being investigated by scientists aboard the German research vessel RV Sonne as part of a ...

In February 2025, oceanic and atmospheric conditions remained broadly consistent with a weak La Niña. The ocean and the atmosphere in the tropical Pacific are not strongly nor consistently coupled, ...

Temperature Temperatures were below average (0.51-1.20°C below average) or well below average (>1.20°C below average) for much of the North Island to the south of central Waikato and the western Bay ...

The ocean and atmosphere are in a weak La Niña state that will likely be brief, primarily focused on the central Pacific (i.e., La Niña “Modoki”). There is a 35% chance that La Niña will continue ...

A short-lived, strikingly stunning native mayfly known to fly-fishers and aquatic admirers yet seldom seen by the public may have its time in the spotlight this month as a nominee for the 2025 New ...