Climate change

Highest June temperature since records began in the 1850s

New Zealand’s glaciers appear "smashed and shattered" due to enduring ice loss, says NIWA.

Transforming coastal lowland systems threatened by sea-level rise into prosperous communities

In this activity, you will play NIWA's online serious game, Township Flood Challenge.

Climate adaptation resources for teachers

Our Future Climate New Zealand is an interactive tool that explores projected temperature and rainfall maps for New Zealand and charts for a selection of locations and times forward to 2100.

A newly launched tool developed by NIWA and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to predict dryness and drought will help farmers and growers be better prepared for challenging weather conditions.

NIWA has launched a $5 million per year package of new projects aiming to tackle some of New Zealand’s most pressing challenges, including responding to and preparing for extreme weather events.

New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across Aotearoa New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding.

Helping you understand the science of climate change. The things we can do to combat climate change, individually, and alongside our whānau, school and community, can and will make a difference.

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

River flows in New Zealand have changed dramatically over the past 50 to 90 years as the climate has varied, a new study has found.