Atmospheric analysis

NIWA worked with Year 8 students at Arrowtown School to analyse, visualise and communicate air quality data.

Read a summary of results and download our full report on 2019 outdoor air quality.

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 30 years.

Sharing knowledge with Māori communities and empowering Māori business with the latest science.

We provide public information on river, lake, and groundwater conditions across New Zealand including freshwater quantity and quality.

NIWA and University of Auckland masters student Georgia Third is getting up close and personal with snapper guts and teeth to understand the differences between biologically distinct snapper populations in New Zealand.

NIWA aims to provide the knowledge needed for the sound environmental management of our marine resources.

New Zealand researchers have contributed to the first ever stocktake of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Researchers have discovered 26 species of roundworms that are completely new to science.

NIWA scientists will be in Hawkes Bay this week to map the seabed to measure the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle

A fossilised sponge from New Zealand has been named as one of the top 10 new marine species of 2022.

NIWA’s annual end-of-summer snowline survey has revealed continued loss of snow and ice for New Zealand’s famous glaciers.