On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Atmospheric analysis

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 50 years.

  • Deidre Cleland

    Scholarships

    Scholarships available to both Masters and undergraduate students in the fields of fisheries science and marine biology.
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    Using trigonometric functions to model climate

    Education Resource
    Your task is to create a model of the data to predict the times during the year that a location would be pleasant to visit
  • Daily climate maps

    These climate maps are updated daily and are based on data from our National Climate Database.
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    Al Brown's Hapuku Recipe

    Al Brown is an award-winning chef, co-owner of Wellington’s Logan Brown restaurant, television presenter on Hunger for the Wild, writer, and fisherman.
  • Applying for vessel time

    Find out how you can have access to Earth Science NZ's research vessels to carry out marine research voyages.
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    Cloud Imagery

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    NZ Region Cloud Analysis Australasian Region Infrared Hemispheric Infrared NZ High-res Visible Contact
    All transmissions from GMS-5 are no longer received at NIWA’s satellite reception station in Wellington. We are working on an alternative data feed and will be able to bring back these images later this year. Once we start receiving data again, it will then be calibrated, re-mapped onto standard map projections, and archived.
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    Smelt

    Smelt have a distinctly forked tail and a strong cucumber smell.
  • Water dams

    Damming water for urban use, hydro-electric power generation, irrigation, and other industrial and commercial uses.
  • Chemical contamination and wastewater

    What are the potential sources of chemical contaminants in wastewaters?
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    Smart Rain Intensity Gauge - NIWA SRIG

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    River Environment Classification

    The River Environment Classification (REC) is a database of catchment spatial attributes, summarised for every segment in New Zealand's network of rivers.
  • Tropical Cyclone Hamish

    Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook

    Publication series
    A summary of up-coming tropical cyclone seasons, issued 6-monthly.