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.

  • Critter of the Week: a new species under our feet -update

    This week we re-visit a recent blog featuring some new nematode worm species discovered at Hataitai beach in Wellington.
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    Counting the economic benefits of environmental research

    Feature story
    New Zealand economists and NIWA have counted the economic benefits from investing in environmental research.
  • NIWA launches two new marine identification e-guides: Coastal Crabs and Splendid Sponges

    News article
    Where in New Zealand might you find a witchy finger sponge or a pie-crust crab? The answer will be found in New Zealand’s first series of electronic identification guides for marine invertebrates.
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    NIWA science delves into ocean acidification

    Media release
    NIWA scientists are to undertake a major research project to determine how New Zealand’s marine ecosystems are faring under climate change.
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    NIWA Science & Technology Fair organisers and judges receive special thanks

    News article
    The 2015 NIWA Regional Science & Technology Fairs have been a resounding success with over 1800 students competing from more than 130 schools.
  • Critter of the Week: Macrolabrum maui – a hermit with a difference

    Some of our colleagues have just published an article on a new species of tanaid from New Zealand that was found living inside tiny gastropod shells!
  • Coastal Crabs

    An interactive guide to the common coastal crabs of New Zealand.
  • Building resilience to extreme weather events in the Pacific

    Feature story
    Cyclone Pam’s furious flight path across the South Pacific in March this year illustrated the danger natural hazards pose to life, livelihoods and infrastructural development in the region.
  • NIWA Science & Technology Fair winners announced

    News article
    The 2015 NIWA Regional Science and Technology Fairs have again been a resounding success.
  • Research and data notes

    This page contains information about how deep water fisheries data are collected and reported and how we collate information on bycatch and discards.
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    Waikato science fair winners announced

    Media release
    An investigation in a Hamilton gully by Waikato secondary school student earned him top prize in the annual NIWA Waikato Regional Science and Technology Fair.
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    Wellington’s next young scientists step up

    News article
    Budding scientists from all over the Wellington region are displaying their ingenuity, creativity and analytic skills at the annual NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair at Victoria University of Wellington this week.