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

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    Scientists set to delve into the secrets of the Cook Strait mega-canyon

    News article
  • Lake Castalia on the upper reaches of the Wilkin River North Branch near Wanaka. Image is looking southwest back down the valley.

    Environmental monitoring

    NIWA collects a vast range of environmental information about New Zealand’s environment from the sky to the seafloor.
  • Takahe Valley monitoring station

    Monthly

    Publication series
    Monthly climate summaries from December 2001 to the present.
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    Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI)

    The Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) is a simple measure of drought (and also of very wet conditions) and is based solely on the accumulated precipitation for a given time period.
  • Pulp and paper

    Wood chips and plant material make pulp that is used to produce paper products.
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    Electric Fishing Machine - NIWA EFM300

  • Kaitiaki Tools

    Service
    Easing the resource consent process
  • Submerged plants as bio-indicators

    Submerged plants have a number of advantages that favour their use as indicators of lake ecological condition.
  • Mahinga kai - what species interests you?

    In Kaitiaki Tools the term mahinga kai generally refers to indigenous freshwater species that have traditionally been used as food, tools, or other resources.
  • Regional climatologies

    A regional climatology is a summary of the typical weather and climate of a region, based on historical data observations made at climate stations located within the region.
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    Meteorologist for a day

    Within a range of meaningful contexts students will be able to make statements about implications and possible actions consistent with the results of a statistical investigation and to find and authenticate data measures such as mean, median, mode, inter-quartile range, and range.
  • Atlantis ecosystem model

    Atlantis is a 3D, spatially-explicit, trophodynamic ecosystem model that integrates biology, physics, chemistry and human impacts to provide a synoptic view of marine ecosystem function.