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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    Biological limitations

    Identifying biological factors that may be limiting fish numbers requires sampling to ensure that key invertebrate prey species are not scarce and that pest fish, especially predators, are not abundant.
  • Southland

    Southland is both the most southerly and most westerly part of New Zealand and generally is the first to be influenced by weather systems moving onto the country from the west or south.
  • SHMAK water quality – visual clarity

    There are two methods to determine visual clarity in SHMAK; the clarity tube (or SHMAK tube) and the black disc method.
  • Wood processing

    Trees are grown and converted into a range of useful timber and paper products.
  • What is Ocean acidification?

    NIWA oceanographer Dr Cliff Law explains the impacts of ocean acidification on organisms that use carbonates to build their shells, and on bacteria.
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    Wellington

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    Proud of your plants? 1 June 2017

    News article
    NIWA is doing a nationwide study to discover what makes the best riparian projects. Help us give you the knowledge to make the best riparian management decisions possible by taking our 5 minute survey.
  • New database sheds light on prehistoric tsunamis affecting New Zealand

    Media release
    The scientific records of palaeotsunamis to have affected New Zealand shores can now be accessed in a new one-stop information shop.
  • Splendid Sponges (Intertidal)

    An interactive guide to the intertidal sponges of New Zealand.
  • Mangroves: to clear or not to clear?

    Media release
    NIWA scientists have written a guide for managing mangroves, prompted by a desire for people to learn more about mangrove ecosystems, and what happens when they are removed.
  • Edgecumbe flood damage