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

  • Our work

    We have an exciting range of career opportunities at NIWA in both the scientific and professional support areas.
  • Drought indicator charts

  • Development of sustainable water supply and treatment systems for a coastal Fijian village

    Research Project
    This collaborative NZaid project worked with coastal Fijian villagers at Votua on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu to develop pragmatic water supply and waste treatment solutions to protect public health and reduce contamination of coastal waters.
  • New Zealand from space

    This daily image of New Zealand from space was created using data from one of NASA's EOS satellites, collected at our receiving station in Lauder, Central Otago.
  • Air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors

    Service
    NIWA provides ambient air quality monitoring services using low-cost ODIN (Outdoor Dust Information Node) sensors.
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    Reports

    Reports produced by NIWA’s air quality research.
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    How can carbon emissions be weighed?

    The mass of carbon emissions can easily be calculated.
  • Clouds

    Education Resource
    Common questions about clouds, how they are formed and how they behave.
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    Trace gas datasets

    Service
    NIWA makes a range of trace gas data freely available on our FTP site.
  • El Niño maps and charts

    View a collection of maps showing the impact of past El Niño and La Niña events.
  • Pauanui North, Cam-era monitoring site

    Pauanui North

    Pauanui North station