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

New Zealand from space

This daily image of New Zealand from space was created using data from one of NASA's EOS satellites, collected at our receiving station in Lauder, Central Otago.

This image over New Zealand was created using data from the MODIS sensor aboard NASA's EOS satellites.

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