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

  • Farming and the primary sector

    Farmers are making business decisions everyday which are influenced by environmental factors. We can help farmers to improve decision-making, mitigate farm environment risk, and to become more productive, efficient, competitive and sustainable.
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    Mussels: more, fresher, better

    Feature story
    The seafood counter at your local supermarket has changed.
  • 2019/2020 Blake Ambassadors

    Internships

     
  • Analysis of water quality trends

    NIWA has developed a powerful software tool for the analysis of water quality data.
  • 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.
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    Map Scott

    Education Resource
    Scott Base, Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent.
  • Scientists explore deepest parts of the Kermadec Trench

    Media release
    Scientists exploring the Kermadec Trench believe they have retrieved the deepest ever sediment sample from the bottom of the ocean using a wire-deployed corer.
  • Aquaculture Species

    A handful of species we work on
  • Tropical Cyclone Hamish

    Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook

    Publication series
    A summary of up-coming tropical cyclone seasons, issued 6-monthly.
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    How can carbon emissions be weighed?

    The mass of carbon emissions can easily be calculated.
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    Water take

    Water take (also known as water abstraction) has a range of valuable public and private uses.
  • When fresh water meets salty water

    When fresh water meets salty water - a classroom exercise that explores the physics of estuaries.