NIWA provides national capabilities in Water Quality Monitoring.

Last Updated: July 2025

Impacts of mining on water quality and mahinga kai.

NIWA has working relationships with hundreds of organisations in New Zealand and overseas.

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

NIWA's goal is to provide the science to help New Zealanders transition to a sustainable future.

Find out more about our water quality tools.

Like the GMS satellite, the NOAA Series of polar orbiting satellites (operated by NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are a component of the World Weather Watch meteorological satellite network.

Follow NIWA's scientists as they explore the natural world, make new discoveries and share how people use their science.

Waikato exhibits a range of climates due to the variety of landscapes in the region.

NIWA is doing a nationwide study to discover what makes the best riparian projects. Help us give you the knowledge to make the best riparian management decisions possible by taking our 5 minute survey.

The scientific records of palaeotsunamis to have affected New Zealand shores can now be accessed in a new one-stop information shop.