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Responding to and preparing for extreme weather events
Research ProjectNIWA-led research -
Reducing COVID-19 transmission through increased ventilation
Research ProjectFunded by the Ministry of Health, NIWA air quality researchers are carrying out research to understand ventilation behaviour and examine how well spaces used by our most vulnerable populations are, and could be, ventilated. -
Community air: Air quality issues in NZ towns
Research ProjectCommunity Air is a family of research studies, community projects and commercial services that empower local communities to engage with, assess and tackle local air quality issues. -
Traffic emissions mapping - black carbon and nitrogen dioxide
Research ProjectBlack carbon, commonly known as soot, is made of microscopic particles generated by incomplete combustion. Download our latest maps of long-term average concentrations of black carbon from road traffic. Equivalent maps for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are coming soon. -
Air aware: air quality lessons for teachers and experiments for curious kids
Air Aware is a collection of air quality lessons for schools, made up of theory, videos, activities and quizzes. Air Aware is supported by MBIE’s Unlocking Curious Minds contestable fund. -
Assessing post-cyclone air quality across Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay
The vast quantities of silt deposited by flooding have resulted in high levels of silt dust in the air across Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay. -
Some homes contain 3 times more air pollution, NIWA finds
Media release18 October 2023A new study from NIWA has mapped outdoor air quality for Invercargill and Alexandra in more detail than ever before. -
Air Action
Enabling householders and building managers to trial air quality solutions -
Air Aware: Learning experiences to build awareness about air quality
Learning experiences to build awareness about air quality -
Air quality in Arrowtown - 2019 Arrowtown School project
NIWA worked with Year 8 students at Arrowtown School to analyse, visualise and communicate air quality data. -
Air quality in Arrowtown - 2019 results
Read a summary of results and download our full report on 2019 outdoor air quality.