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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    About Te Ukaipo o Hinemoana

    Learn more about the online tool
  • Air Action: enabling householders and building managers to trial air quality solutions

    Air Action

    Enabling householders and building managers to trial air quality solutions
  • Colin Anderson - Volunteer air watcher from Invercargill

    Air Watch

    Empowering the public to monitor air quality
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    Air Aware: Learning experiences to build awareness about air quality

    Learning experiences to build awareness about air quality
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    Coasts & Oceans

    NIWA aims to provide the knowledge needed for the sound environmental management of our marine resources
  • Ageing white sharks

    White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)
  • Year 11 wins big at Wellington NIWA Science Fair

    Media release
    A Wellington College pupil claimed two top prizes at this year’s NIWA Wellington Science and Technology Fair.
  • Waikato NIWA Science and Technology Fair

    Media release
    A tactile model for the blind has scooped top prize at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair.
  • NIWA solves seafloor mystery

    Media release
    NIWA scientists have discovered the origins of cryptic markings found in Aotearoa New Zealand’s deep sea.
  • Novel underwater selection tools for environmentally and economically sustainable fishing

    Research Project
    This NIWA-led, three-year project developed a high-tech protype system to minimise bycatch of unwanted species in trawl gear.
  • Weather hazards

    Weather hazards

    NIWA plays a pivotal role in weather hazards research, providing critical information and tools for assessing, monitoring, and managing weather-related risks and impacts.
  • 3D model of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

    Geological hazards

    NIWA studies marine geological hazards, including earthquakes, submarine landslides and tsunami, volcanic eruptions, seafloor scour, sediment transport and shallow gas.