Atmospheric analysis

The topography of the North Island has a profound effect on the weather of the Bay of Plenty region.

NIWA run a computer model which simulates wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast.

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

NIWA makes available and regularly updates results from several greenhouse gas measurement projects.

Maps of average annual rainfall, temperature and other climate variables have been produced for all of New Zealand, based on the period 1981–2010.

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Dataset available for download

NIWA has developed a powerful software tool for the analysis of water quality data.

Tornadoes, like the one that hit Auckland's western suburbs today, are relatively rare events in New Zealand.

NIWA develops and supplies custom software for environmental analysis and modelling.