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.

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    Summer Series 10: Super snapper! Delicious!

    News article
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    Tornadoes - how frequently do they hit New Zealand?

    News article
    Tornadoes, like the one that hit Auckland's western suburbs today, are relatively rare events in New Zealand.
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    Tuna - age and methods of ageing

    Currently, the most reliable method to estimate the age of tuna is by examination of their otoliths or "ear bones"
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    Other Climate data products

    Short-term to long-term data estimation
  • High Performance Computing Facility

    Facility
    The High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) is supercharging New Zealand science.
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    Mean daily global radiation (Mj/sq m)

    These datasets are available in a range of formats.
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    Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI)

    The Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) is a simple measure of drought (and also of very wet conditions) and is based solely on the accumulated precipitation for a given time period.
  • SHMAK

    Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit

    Service
    How healthy is your stream? SHMAK - the New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit - has been designed to help you find out.
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    Toitoi

    One of the most common species of freshwater fish in Aotearoa is the common bully or toitoi.
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    Impacts of water dams

    What are the impacts of water dams on water quality and mahinga kai?
  • Multibeam, seabed mapping, swath, Tangaroa

    Multibeam swath system

    Hull-mounted on the RV Tangaroa, the EM302 multibeam echosounder maps the seafloor using a fan of 288 acoustic beams, producing up to 864 soundings per ping in dual swath mode, providing 100% coverage of the seabed.