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However, on a per capita basis, New Zealand is a significant emitter, the sixth highest within the Annex I countries, whereas on absolute gross emissions New Zealand is ranked as the 24th highest emitter. [26] [27] More than half (53%) of New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture, mainly methane from sheep and cow belches.
New Zealand’s largest city experiences 2.5 times an entire summer’s rain in just a month
The Auckland Art Gallery is the largest stand-alone gallery in New Zealand with a collection of over 17,000 artworks, including prominent New Zealand and Pacific Island artists, as well as international painting, sculpture and print collections ranging in date from 1376 to the present day.
New Plymouth, New Zealand-0 fatalities: A series of tornadoes ripped through the New Plymouth district of New Zealand, damaging 50 homes and rendering 70–80% of them uninhabitable. One person was injured, and several were trapped inside vehicles by powerlines. [15] Auckland tornado: 3 May 2011: Auckland, New Zealand-1 fatality, 14 injuries
Get the Pakuranga Intermediate, Auckland Region local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
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.
Naomi Osaka of Japan returns a shot during a practice session at Manuka Doctor Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, ahead of the ASB Classic tennis tournament.
On 25 July 2011, New Zealand was gripped by its coldest winter snap in fifteen years. [5] The lowest temperature set during the month was −10.2 °C (13.6 °F) at Manapouri (in the southwest corner of the South Island) on 26 July, which was a new record for the town. Christchurch Airport recorded its second-coldest day on 25 July.