Atmospheric analysis

What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from agricultural activities?

A collection of ID guides to algae. Groups include major freshwater algal groups, diatoms and blue-green (cyanobacteria), red and green algae.

Scott Base, Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent.

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

The seafood counter at your local supermarket has changed.

A handful of species we work on

Water take (also known as water abstraction) has a range of valuable public and private uses.

When fresh water meets salty water - a classroom exercise that explores the physics of estuaries.

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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NIWA has transformed 1.5 million square kilometres of data into the most accurate and detailed map yet of the land underneath the sea around New Zealand.

Trees are grown and converted into a range of useful timber and paper products.