Atmospheric analysis

NIWA's coastal hazards research is improving knowledge and providing tools to help understand coastal hazards and potential impacts for Aotearoa New Zealand – both now and in the future as sea levels continue to rise.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A NIWA-led project to support anyone wishing to deploy a water quality sensor in rivers, lakes and estuaries.

The NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs are comprehensive, definitive, illustrated reference works that capture the rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific study of New Zealand’s distinctive marine fauna and flora.

You can find contact details for our science staff under these National Centre lists.

Find out more about our board, management teams, and key National Centre contacts. To locate individuals working at NIWA simply use our staff search below.

A suite of projects that ranged from whether toothpaste’s a scam to capturing air, to human superpowers made up the 206 entries at this year’s NIWA Auckland City Science & Technology Fair.

Whether you need weather or climate information six hours, days or months out, our accurate forecasts can help you with operational requirements and decision making.

As of 15 October, the New Zealand Drought Index (NZDI) map below shows that no unusually dry conditions are currently found across the country.

Measurements of snowfall at low elevations around New Zealand are few and far between, and yet the data would be really helpful in understanding how snowfall occurs and quantifying snow-related risks.

A new study from NIWA has mapped outdoor air quality for Invercargill and Alexandra in more detail than ever before.

This is the home for NIWA's UV and ozone research, including maps and graphs showing daily predictions and measurements for UV levels across New Zealand.