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High-resolution climate projections using physics and AI
Research ProjectNIWA researchers are developing a physics-informed and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven method to vastly reduce the computer power needed to provide accurate climate change projections. -
Updated national climate projections for Aotearoa New Zealand
Research ProjectThe development of updated national climate projections for Aotearoa New Zealand was completed in 2024. -
High resolution drought forecasting
Research ProjectNIWA and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. -
Providing climate change advice for New Zealand
ServiceRegional-scale climate projections assist local authorities to assess risks presented by climate change now and prepare their communities for the future impacts. -
NIWA can help you leverage updated climate projections
ServiceNIWA is using updated climate projections to help New Zealanders better understand climate-related risks. -
Climate changes, impacts and implications for New Zealand
Research ProjectThe Climate Changes, Impacts & Implications project ran from 2012 to 2016 and aimed to update and improve projections of climate trends, variability and extremes across New Zealand out to 2100. -
Marine heatwave conditions forming: NIWA
Media release18 November 2020NIWA forecasters say a marine heatwave is forming around parts of New Zealand after sea surface temperatures (SSTs) warmed considerably last month. -
Our Future Climate New Zealand
ServiceOur Future Climate New Zealand is an interactive website that lets you to look at projections for a number of climate variables for New Zealand between now and 2100. -
Unified Model Partnership – enabling accurate and timely weather and climate forecasting
A partnership that develops one of the world’s foremost weather forecasting and climate prediction systems. -
Climate mapping
Read about how NIWA can map any aspect of climate to help guide your organisation's response to a changing and variable climate. -
Using trigonometric functions to model climate
Education ResourceYour task is to create a model of the data to predict the times during the year that a location would be pleasant to visit -
Understanding and predicting floods and their impacts
Feature story06 June 2017Floods are not unusual in New Zealand, but those that hit us early this winter broke records. Why did they occur? Should we expect more? Can we predict future floods?