Research

NIWA has recently created synthetic, multi-year, 10-minute wind datasets at 15 wind farm sites across New Zealand. These will be used by the Electricity Commission to model the impact of wind farms on the national grid.

Biogas from pig farms

Developing probabilistic scenarios of expected future regional climate changes.

This project demonstrates how to assess high value alternative land-use options by means of a quantitative analysis of the growing potential of selected niche crops and tree species.

Understanding how hazards impact people and the environment provides the foundation for informed decision making for a resilient Pacific.

Temperature trends from 1930s to present day

NIWA expends considerable effort on determining the age of commercial fish species. But why age a fish? And how do we do it?

This collaborative NZaid project worked with coastal Fijian villagers at Votua on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu to develop pragmatic water supply and waste treatment solutions to protect public health and reduce contamination of coastal waters.

A range of physical and chemical variables are measured in the NRWQN.

Where and when do white sharks occur in New Zealand waters, and how can fisheries bycatch be reduced?

Maps of average annual rainfall, temperature and other climate variables have been produced for all of New Zealand, based on the period 1981–2010.

Projections of how climate change is likely to affect New Zealand.