NIWA provides a multitude of monitoring and information services underpinning New Zealand's science and environmental management: sky-to-sea, sensor-to-service, data-to-knowledge.
New Zealand's National Climate Database
The climate database holds data from about 6500 climate stations which have been operating for various periods since the earliest observations were made in the year 1850. The database continues to receive data from over 600 stations that are currently operating.
Environmental Information-
River Environment Classification
The River Environment Classification (REC) is a database of catchment spatial attributes, summarised for every segment in New Zealand's network of rivers. -
Environmental monitoring
NIWA collects a vast range of environmental information about New Zealand’s environment from the sky to the seafloor. -
Environmental Information Services
ServiceNIWA collects and manages significant amounts of New Zealand's environmental data, particularly in the climate, freshwater, marine and atmosphere domains. -
Stream periphyton monitoring manual
This manual prescribes a set of sampling and analysis protocols applicable to most of the common stream habitats in New Zealand. -
Water Quality Monitoring Capabilities
Research ProjectNIWA provides national capabilities in Water Quality Monitoring. -
Proud of your plants? 1 June 2017
News article01 June 2017NIWA is doing a nationwide study to discover what makes the best riparian projects. Help us give you the knowledge to make the best riparian management decisions possible by taking our 5 minute survey. -
Partnering in research grows Māori economy
Feature story15 November 2016NIWA is working alongside Māori to develop gateways to science and technology partnerships that are helping grow the Māori economy. -
Counting the economic benefits of environmental research
Feature story08 September 2015New Zealand economists and NIWA have counted the economic benefits from investing in environmental research. -
Unique animal communities may need special protection
Media release18 March 2015New Zealand’s underwater mountains are home to unique animal communities which need careful environmental management, new research reveals. -
Quantum Map - licence
NIWA Quantum Map is developed by Sourcepole for NIWA, based on Quantum GIS and is released under the same licence and conditions as Quantum GIS. -
New Zealand: first in the world to catalogue all its species through all of time
News article18 May 2012New Zealand is the first country in the world to catalogue its entire known living and fossil life.
