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

Extreme coastal flood maps for Aotearoa New Zealand

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Coastal hazards

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Adaptive futures: a serious game for climate change adaptation

Research Project

NIWA is using serious games to look at problems holistically and provide a framework for climate change adaptation decision-making.

Climate change

Hazards

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Wave hazard research

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NIWA collects wave data, develops and verifies wave forecasting systems, and is developing and producing wave projections.

Weather forecasting

Tides

Waves