About NIWA

Find out more about our management teams and key National Centre contacts. To locate individuals working at NIWA simply use our staff search below.

A suite of projects that ranged from whether toothpaste’s a scam to capturing air, to human superpowers made up the 206 entries at this year’s NIWA Auckland City Science & Technology Fair.

A study looking at the impact of sleep on depression in adolescents was 18 months in the making for Ellen Thompson.

The Science Leadership Team is responsible for identifying and leading NIWA's research strategy, stakeholder management, and the development of services, products, and market opportunities.

A Year 13 from Saint Kentigern College scooped top prizes at the 2023 NIWA South and East Auckland Science Fair for her project “Crab-a-dabra!".

A Wellington College pupil claimed two top prizes at this year’s NIWA Wellington Science and Technology Fair.

A tactile model for the blind has scooped top prize at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair.

NIWA offers a range of courses each year, presented at a number of venues according to need and the level of interest.

The Statement of Core Purpose spells out why the Government owns Crown Research Institutes and what it expects from them.

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.

Read NIWA's 2022 Half Year Report.

NIWA’s mission is to support the wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand’s people and businesses through improved management of the environment, sustainable use of natural resources, and effective responses to global change.