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

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OISST v2 sea surface temperatures anomalies and marine heatwave conditions (stippled) to 31 Jan 2023, calculated with respect to the 1991-2020 climatological period