Atmospheric analysis

HIRDS is a simple online tool that can estimate the magnitude and frequency of high intensity rainfall at any point in New Zealand.

The NIWA Invertebrate Collection (NIC) holds specimens from almost all invertebrate phyla. This is a result of about half a century of marine taxonomic and biodiversity research in the New Zealand region, the South West Pacific and the Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Scaling up of solar and wind power is essential for Aotearoa New Zealand to become carbon neutral by 2050

DataHub is an interface that provides access to New Zealand's National Climate Database.

Scientists have returned from a 14-day expedition to one of the most unexplored parts of the ocean.

Following extreme weather events in 2023, NIWA reprioritised research to help affected communities recover and prepare for the future.

NIWA's vessels are world-class environmental monitoring and research platforms.

CarbonWatch NZ is an internationally-recognised research programme that will enable New Zealand to make the right decisions for a zero carbon future.

The Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano generated the biggest atmospheric explosion recorded on Earth in more than 100 years.

Detecting and quantifying methane emissions by satellite

Introduced pests and diseases can harm the health of Aotearoa New Zealand's marine ecosystems, our seafood industry, and the social and cultural benefits that we derive from the sea.

Decisions about how we adapt to sea-level rise need to be based on information about our exposure to coastal flooding.