A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits ...

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

Our assessment of tropical cyclone (TC) activity for the coming season indicates normal to below normal activity. [Tropical cyclones are categorised in strength from 1 to 5, with 5 being most intense.

The tables below show the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an ...

Probabilities are assigned in three categories: above average, near average, and below average. Temperatures are about equally likely to be above average (40% chance) or near average (35% chance) ...

The Barrier Assessment and Reporting Tool (BART) has been created to help river managers and asset owners understand connectivity in different catchments, and prioritise barriers within catchments for ...

Temperature 2025 was New Zealand’s 4th-warmest year on record, based on Earth Sciences New Zealand’s seven station series which begins in 1909. Annual temperatures were above average (0.51-1.20°C ...

ENSO-neutral is currently in place in the tropical Pacific, but there are good indications that El Niño will form later this year, and it may potentially be a strong El Niño. There is about an 85% ...

New high-resolution modelling predicts that rainfall from tropical cyclones will significantly increase under global warming. Earth Sciences New Zealand and the University of Waikato found that, under ...

Applications for the Floating University 2026 voyage were officially opened in the Solomon Islands on Friday 3 October as part of the Pacific Islands Ocean Conference by Molly Powers-Tora. The ...

Temperature Temperatures were above average (0.51-1.20°C above average) or well above average (>1.20°C above average) for much of the country. Temperatures were near average (±0.50°C of average) for ...