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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  • Activity four: Adapting to change

    Education Resource
    Students will explore possible adaptation options using the criteria of cost, ease, timeliness, and any limitations, including uncertainty.
  • Activity five: Planning for uncertainty

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    Students will apply understanding gained from previous activities and will engage in the uncertainty of climate change and its implications.
  • Activity three: Predicting the unpredictable – future climate effects

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    Building on their knowledge of the local climate and any recent events, students explore predicted impacts of climate change.
  • Activity two: Climate change – up close and personal

    Education Resource
    As ‘climate journalists’, students will research a recent significant local or national climate related event.
  • Activity one: You and climate change

    Education Resource
    In this activity, students will determine the potential personal impacts of climate change on things that are important to them.
  • Introduction: Climate change adaptation and flooding serious game

    Education Resource
    In this lesson, you will play NIWA’s online serious game, My coastal futures.
  • Learning intentions, success criteria and background knowledge

    Education Resource
    This page outlines specific learning intentions, success criteria and key climate change background knowledge for these teaching resources.
  • Investigating ecological impacts on freshwater insects from LED streetlight conversions

    Research Project
    Little is known what impact artificial streetlights have on flying freshwater insects which are integral to our waterway ecosystems.
  • "Exceptional" August atmospheric river sets record

    Media release
    NIWA meteorologists say last week’s atmospheric river (AR), which was responsible for widespread devastation in both the North and South Islands, was a record-breaker.
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    Guides and other tools
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