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

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Craige Mackenzie demonstrates a handheld 'Greenseeker' sensor to detect areas in need of more or less fertiliser. Photography by Dave Allen on 23 October 2013.