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High Intensity Rainfall Design System (HIRDS)
ServiceHIRDS is a simple online tool that can estimate the magnitude and frequency of high intensity rainfall at any point in New Zealand. -
Responding to and preparing for extreme weather events
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Extreme coastal flood maps for Aotearoa New Zealand
ServiceDecisions about how we adapt to sea-level rise need to be based on information about our exposure to coastal flooding. -
River flow forecasting
Research ProjectNIWA is developing a national river flow forecasting tool for New Zealand that aims to support and strengthen our planning for and response to extreme rainfall events. -
My Coastal Futures online game
Education ResourceThe My Coastal Futures game was developed to help people understand climate change impacts and start thinking about how they might adapt. -
High resolution drought forecasting
Research ProjectNIWA and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. -
RiskScape software
Research ProjectRiskScape is a software application for analysing natural hazard consequences. -
Mā te haumaru ō ngā puna wai ō Rākaihautū ka ora mō ake tonu: Increasing flood resilience
Research ProjectThis five-year NIWA-led research programme is developing a system to map flood hazard consistently across the whole country. It will reveal how our flood risk might change over the next 100 years because of changes to rainfall and sea level from climate change, as well as due to land-use changes. Find out more. -
Forecasting weather systems
Research ProjectNIWA’s research into forecasting weather systems aims to increase the resilience of New Zealand communities to weather-related hazards. -
NIWA can help you leverage updated climate projections
ServiceNIWA is using updated climate projections to help New Zealanders better understand climate-related risks. -
Better runoff and hazard predictions through national-scale snowmelt forecasting
Research ProjectDeveloping a snowmelt forecast system to enable more accurate and confident forecasts of river flow and alpine hazards. -
Future Coasts Aotearoa
Transforming coastal lowland systems threatened by sea-level rise into prosperous communities