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

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    Mahinga kai and migration

    A high proportion of New Zealand’s native freshwater fish fauna need to migrate to and from the sea.
  • Chemical contamination and agriculture

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

    Station height is in metres above mean sea level. Years of data are the number of complete years of data for the 1981 – 2010 period.
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    Map Alpine

    Education Resource
    Mountainous areas are subject to heavy snowfalls, high winds, and low temperatures. Semi-permanent snow and ice fields exist at about 1000-1100 metres during winter.
  • Gisborne

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

    Tuna or freshwater eels are a very significant, widely-valued, heavily-exploited, culturally iconic mahinga kai resource.
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    National

    National climate maps
  • The process

    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.
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    Snapper life cycle

  • Average soil moisture deficit onset and termination maps

    Maps of the average first and last dates of soil moisture deficit are shown here.
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    Water clarity

    Water clarity or turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness in a fluid caused by individual small particles (suspended solids).
  • Impacts of hydro

    Impacts of hydro-electric activities on water quality and mahinga kai.