About NIWA

Our company

NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, is a Crown Research Institute established in 1992. It operates as a stand-alone company with its own Board of Directors and Executive.

Our mission

NIWA's mission is to conduct leading environmental science to enable the sustainable management of natural resources for New Zealand and the planet.

Our people

Find out more about our board, management teams, and key National Centre contacts. To locate individuals working at NIWA simply use our site search above.

The Statement of Core Purpose spells out why the Government owns Crown Research Institutes and what it expects from them. In particular, it defines the areas of operation in which each CRI is the lead agency, and those in which it will collaborate with others to achieve the required outcomes.

Statement of Corporate Intent

This Statement of Corporate Intent (SCI) sets out NIWA's strategy for delivering against its core purpose over the next five years. The SCI is reviewable annually.

Our partners & funders

NIWA has working relationships with hundreds of organisations in New Zealand and overseas. Most of NIWA’s revenue is from contestable research funding and commercial consultancy work.