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

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    Last Updated: July 2025
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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.
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    Mussels: more, fresher, better

    Feature story
    The seafood counter at your local supermarket has changed.
  • Estuary origins

    In comparison to the vast span of geological time, the estuaries that we see today are very recent coastal features.
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    Further reading

    References, further reading, and links to useful websites.
  • Sediment

    When soils erode, sediments are washed into waterways.
  • Riparian vegetation and agriculture

    How may agricultural activities impact riparian vegetation around a waterway?
  • Al Brown - How to Cook Hapuku

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    What are ppm and ppb?

    PPM and PPB are units used in atmospheric chemistry to describe the concentration of gases.
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    New Zealand's Marine Realm

    News article
    NIWA has transformed 1.5 million square kilometres of data into the most accurate and detailed map yet of the land underneath the sea around New Zealand.
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    Map W South

    Education Resource
    The climate of this area is greatly dependent on its exposure to weather systems from the Tasman Sea and the lie of the Southern Alps to the east.
  • Atmosphere data

    Data from our research which we make publicly available.