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

  • Squid Christmas 2023

    Tertiary institutions we work with

    Opportunities for students
  • “Very rare find” of ghost shark hatchling

    Media release
    NIWA scientists have made the rare discovery of a days-old ghost shark during a recent survey off the east coast of the South Island.
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    Climate summaries

    Education Resource
    In this climate education resource, you can download this climate summary in a range of formats.
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    Map C North

    Education Resource
    As this region is sheltered by high country to the south and east, it has less wind than many other parts of New Zealand.
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    HIRDSv4 Usage

    ESNZ's High Intensity Rainfall Design System (HIRDS) offers planners and engineers more certainty about the frequency of high-intensity rainfall events, enabling them to better design stormwater drainage, flood defence systems and other vital structures.
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    Summer Series 8: The science of sand

  • Work-life balance

    We recognise that there's so much more to life than just work!
  • 2014 UV Workshop

    Presented papers, arranged by workshop programme.
  • Drought Indicator Maps

    Up-to-date drought indicator maps are shown here.
  • UVI at Lauder

    Real-time UV Index displays

    NIWA has developed a real time UV display in consultation with the Cancer Society and Sunsmart.
  • Emperor penguin foraging behaviour revealed

    Media release
    An unavoidable delay in a research ship’s voyage to Antarctica resulted in some surprising and important findings about the behaviour of emperor penguins.