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Riparian vegetation and agriculture
How may agricultural activities impact riparian vegetation around a waterway? -
Education and information
Education ResourceExplore our education and information section to find out about climate and climate change, weather, our atmosphere, estuaries and more. -
Scholarships
Scholarships available to both Masters and undergraduate students in the fields of fisheries science and marine biology. -
RV Tangaroa
FacilityRV Tangaroa is New Zealand’s only ice strengthened and dynamically positioned deep-water research vessel. -
Tornadoes in New Zealand - FAQs
Education ResourceSome commonly-asked questions about tornadoes in New Zealand. -
QGIS
QGIS is a free, open source, desktop mapping tool, widely used in New Zealand in government, research, commercial and NGO arenas. -
Chemical contamination and mining
What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from mining activities? -
NOAA Satellite data
Like the GMS satellite, the NOAA Series of polar orbiting satellites (operated by NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are a component of the World Weather Watch meteorological satellite network. -
Suspended-sediment yield estimator
This national GIS ‘layer’ enables reconnaissance-scale estimation of suspended-sediment yields from New Zealand’s rivers and streams. It has been developed by NIWA in collaboration with Landcare Research. -
Banded kōkopu
Banded kōkopu juveniles are very good climbers and will try to escape from buckets by clinging to and wriggling up the sides.