Waterways can easily become contaminated by pathogens when effluent is discharged nearby.

The Statement of Core Purpose spells out why the Government owns Crown Research Institutes and what it expects from them.

As much of this climate zone is sheltered by high country to the west, south and in some areas to the east, it is the sunniest region of New Zealand.

NIWA collects wave data, develops and verifies wave forecasting systems, and is developing and producing wave projections.

El Niño accounts for less than 25 percent of the year-to year variance in seasonal rainfall and temperature at most locations in New Zealand.

The coldest seawater on earth could help scientists understand why Antarctic sea ice is growing in a warming world

Find out how you can have access to Earth Science NZ's research vessels to carry out marine research voyages.

What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from mining activities?

NIWA's educational resources and scientific data are tools for young people to learn about science.

We are currently steaming out towards our survey area, the Louisville Seamount Chain, which is about 1500 km from Wellington.

The climate of the Manawatu-Wanganui region is a reflection of the generally disturbed westerly air flow with interspersed anticyclones, modified in specific places by the local topography.