A participatory project empowering communities with self-help tools to improve water, sanitation and hygiene.

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

Scott Base, Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent.

In comparison with regions exposed to the west, Gisborne experiences a greater number of weather and climatic extremes.

A handful of species we work on

New Zealand’s forests and other land areas may be absorbing up to 60% more carbon dioxide than has been calculated, with much of this uptake likely occurring in native forests, NIWA scientists have discovered.

Water take (also known as water abstraction) has a range of valuable public and private uses.

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

Sometimes wind can feel like a bit of a mystery because we can feel it, but not see it.

National climate maps

The process of coming to work with us has five steps: applying, a phone interview, a face to face interview, background checks, and an offer.