More links and websites
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Climate data and activities
On the NIWA site, this climate data is presented for schools.
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Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) – climate change and primary industries
The MPI site provides information on the impact of climate change on the rural sector.
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National Climate Centre
Regular information on current climate conditions and outlooks for the future.
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Climate Change (MFE)
Ministry for the Environment site which are details about climate change and how it might affect New Zealand.
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The International Research Institute for Climate and Society
This site gives a monthly summary of global climate events and a useful page on El Niño.
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The Topoclimate South project
This describes a project to map detailed climatic variations in Southland as a guide to crop diversification (PDF).
More suggestions and sources
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Brenstrum, Erick. The New Zealand weather book. Nelson: Craig Potton, 1998.
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Gentilli, J., ed. Climates of Australia and New Zealand. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1970.
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Karoly, D. J., and Vincent, D. G., eds. Meteorology of the southern hemisphere. Meteorological Monographs no. 49. Boston: American Meteorological Society, 1998.
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Sturman, A.P., and N. J. Tapper. The weather and climate of Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2006.
