On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Climate & Weather

Understanding our variable and changing climate is critical for managing resources and reducing risks.

  • NIWA's Hotspot Watch for 17 October 2018

    Hotspot
    There are no currently no hotspots, but an area to monitor is in the southern Hurunui District in northern Canterbury.
  • A say on the sea shore

    Feature story
    Coastal communities around New Zealand are getting a say on how to respond to sea-level rise, and NIWA is helping them.
  • NIWA 2018 glacier survey

    Feature story
    What happens when the contribution from seasonal snow and ice melt changes in a warmer world?
  • Fieldays - farming for the future

    Feature story
    Farmers visiting Fieldays at Mystery Creek in June could not have missed the take-home message: that science and innovation are key to their continued success.
  • Te Huringa ki te Rangi – He Rautaki Tāwariwari

    Te Huringa ki te Rangi is a decision-making model to support indigenous and coastal communities.
  • Sudden spring sun for south

    Media release
    A cool start to spring is about to be replaced by a sudden burst of warmth, according to NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll.
  • Councils get help to prepare for sea-level rise

    Media release
    A senior NIWA scientist is concerned many councils are having difficulty “getting off the starting blocks” when it comes to planning for coastal climate change.
  • Warmth dramatically outpaces chill so far this year

    Media release
    It's a story of the warm and the wet.
  • Climate change scenarios through to 2110

  • Climate change touch screen - Fieldays

    The touch screen in action at Fieldays.revealing how our climate will change across the country.
  • NIWA seaweed scientist tackling global climate change issue

    Media release
    One of the world's leading scientific publishers has named a paper cowritten by a NIWA scientist as one of 250 groundbreaking findings that could "help change the world".
  • Our Climate is Changing

    Our climate is changing - we need to act now.