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Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook - Feb 2012
9 February 2012

Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook: Average or below average activity for most islands during the late season, but near normal number of total named storms for the region.

Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook: Below average numbers likely, but increased activity in the late season near North Queensland and French Polynesia
18 October 2011

New Zealand's National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and New Zealand MetService have issued a tropical cyclone outlook on behalf of collaborating organisations from the southwest Pacific, including Australia, the USA, the Pacific Island National Meteorological Services, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia.

Download the seabed!
19 August 2010

Highly detailed maps of New Zealand’s seabed are now freely available on NIWA’s website.

NIWA confirms collapse of undersea volcano
16 August 2010

The aptly named ‘Rumble III’ undersea volcano on the Kermadec Ridge, 200 km northeast of Auckland, has dropped in height by 120 metres in the last couple of years, pioneering research by NIWA has shown.

Tropical cyclone outlook update: normal
15 February 2010

Climate and weather organisations across the Pacific are still predicting near normal tropical cyclone activity across the southwest Pacific for the rest of the season through to April. On average, nine tropical cyclones occur in the region each cyclone season (Nov-Apr).

NZ scientists learn lessons from Samoa tsunami
4 December 2009

A team of NZ scientists say the results of their field work after the Samoa Tsunami are of interest internationally and here in New Zealand.

Tropical cyclone outlook: normal
20 October 2009

Climate and weather organisations across the Pacific are predicting near normal tropical cyclone activity in the southwest Pacific this coming summer. On average, nine tropical cyclones occur in the region each year.

Weather extremes dominate natural hazards in 2008
14 May 2009

This week’s wild weather continues a trend that saw storms racking up record amounts of property damage in 2008.

Average risk of tropical cyclones across the South Pacific
26 September 2008

Neutral El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions are likely to give an average chance of tropical cyclone activity for most tropical South Pacific countries over coming months. Communities should remain alert and prepared.