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

weather_station_DJI_0004_credit_dave_allen_NIWA-banner.jpg

NIWA Technicians Eric Stevens and Evan Baddock carrying out a service on a Tier 2 weather station located at Takahe Valley, Fiordland. This site is one of many stations located throughout the country gathering data on wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and rainfall. Photograph - Dave Allen via UAV.