About NIWA

NIWA is managed by an Executive Team reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. Science and operational matters are handled by two sub-groups.

NIWA has working relationships with hundreds of organisations in New Zealand and overseas.

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

Digital copies of all our annual reports published since 2011.

Scholarships available to both Masters and undergraduate students in the fields of fisheries science and marine biology.

NIWA is a major sponsor of the Auckland, Manukau City, North Harbour, Waikato, Wellington, Canterbury and Bay of Plenty – Science & Technology Fairs.

NIWA's goal is to provide the science to help New Zealanders transition to a sustainable future.

NIWA has signed a major new sponsorship agreement with the Sir Peter Blake Trust.
 

From a tiny caddsifly to a frolicking dusky dolphin, NIWA staff have captured some beautiful images of insects, birds, fish—and a particularly handsome frog.

A year is a short time in science but a lot happened in 2016. NIWA highlights its top scientific endeavours of the past 12 months.

From one pole to the other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes.