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Köppen climate types of New Zealand. The climate of New Zealand is varied due to the country's diverse landscape. Most regions of New Zealand belong to the temperate zone with a maritime climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) characterised by four distinct seasons. Winters are relatively mild and summers comparatively cool.
Following lighter rain on 30 and 31 January, areas of Auckland flooded for a second time on the morning of 1 February after more heavy downpours. [10] MetService reported that about 20–30 millimetres per hour (0.79–1.18 inches per hour) of "intensive rainfall" had fallen in parts of Auckland in the early hours of 1 February. [29]
Regions where oceanic or subtropical highland climates (Cfb, Cfc, Cwb, Cwc) are found. An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with ...
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NIWA was formed as a stand-alone organisation in 1992 as part of a government initiative to restructure the New Zealand science sector. [4] It was previously part of the Meteorological Service of the Ministry of Transport but was separated into a Crown entity focusing on long-term weather patterns and climate change. [5] [6]
Ring is known for attempting to predict weather and authors books on "how the moon affects the weather", which include an almanac each year for New Zealand (since 1999), Australia (since 2006) and Ireland (since 2010). [14] [15] He believes that the cycle of weather follows a lunar pattern and can be used to predict weather many years in ...
Including the inter-tidal zone, the Marine ecosystem is by far New Zealand's largest and most diverse. [27] It extends from the sub-tropics to sub antarctic waters, more than 30° of latitude. Less than 1% of the area has been surveyed in detail and about 150 new species are discovered every year.
A report in 2017, Adapting to Climate Change in New Zealand, identifies Māori as among the most vulnerable groups to climate-change in New Zealand due to their "significant reliance on the environment as a cultural, social and economic resource". [101] Māori tend to be involved in primary industries, and many Maori communities were near the ...