Atmospheric analysis

Waikato exhibits a range of climates due to the variety of landscapes in the region.

NIWA’s climate scientists can now confirm what you may have suspected. After carefully poring through more than a century’s worth of data, it has been officially determined that winter 2022 was Aotearoa New Zealand’s warmest and wettest on record.

Whitebait are the juveniles of five species of galaxiidae, a family of fish confined to the Southern Hemisphere.

Chemical contaminants are chemicals toxic to plants and animals in waterways.

NIWA's Hydro Web Portal provides river flow and water quality monitoring data from NIWA’s Benchmark river monitoring network.

Virtual climate station estimates are produced every day, based on the spatial interpolation of actual data observations made at climate stations located around the country.

How may the activities of the mining industry influence water resources?

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

NIWA's research on freshwater monitoring and reporting is one of three research areas within the 'Values, Monitoring and Outcomes' (VMO) programme led by Landcare Research.

An illustrated example, showing how to input data and interpret SolarView results.

The kākahi or freshwater mussel was a valuable mahinga kai resource for many Māori.