About NIWA

An overview of Science at NIWA

We can supply a wide range of weather or climate monitoring instruments from single parameter sensors to fully equipped and installed climate stations.

We have a range of exciting career pathways with our professional Support Service.

This is the standard precision instrument NIWA uses throughout New Zealand in the National Climate Network, and elsewhere, for rainfall measurement.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions at NIWA.

These gather top-quality data and are used throughout New Zealand in the National Climate Network.

Each year we offer several student internships at NIWA. As an intern, you will participate in a defined research project under the guidance of a senior scientist and gain valuable work experience.

This is our centre for journalists, so you can find what you need in a hurry. For more information and to arrange interviews with NIWA scientists, please call us.

Last Updated: May 2021

There are different types of instrument available for measuring water level.