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

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Rebekah Parsons-King/NIWA

A tractor bears witness to the scale of the floodwaters which sent Puketapu Valley residents scrambling for their rooftops in the early hours of 14 February.