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

Prof Peter Gluckman-John Morgan Chris Mace Science/City Cloud AK 4-2012

NIWA fisheries scientist Dr James Williams shows the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman (left), John Morgan and Chris Mace how to determine the age of fish by reading their otoliths (ear bones) at ‘Science in the City’. Credit: NIWA