This e-Group aims to provide, on behalf of an informal collective of scientists from research institutions within and outside New Zealand (referred to here as the “NZ paleoclimate community”), a gateway to the latest information and research on the climate history of the NZ region and surrounding areas.

This e-Group is intended to encourage the dissemination of news, ideas, views and knowledge of New Zealand’s climate system and climate history. New Zealand’s climate record provides a critical link for understanding Southern Hemisphere, and global, climate changes. A good understanding of past climatic conditions and the factors that control climate change will provide a robust scientific basis for anticipating or predicting future change, as well as practical steps to improve New Zealand’s economic and environmental resilience to climate change.