NIWA develops and supplies custom software for environmental analysis and modelling.

This is a sub-tropical climate zone, with warm humid summers and mild winters.

What are the sources of chemical contamination from wood processing?

A collection of ID guides to algae. Groups include major freshwater algal groups, diatoms and blue-green (cyanobacteria), red and green algae.

The topography of the North Island has a profound effect on the weather of the Bay of Plenty region.

NIWA's educational resources and scientific data are tools for young people to learn about science.

NIWA's Hydro Web Portal provides river flow and water quality monitoring data from NIWA’s Benchmark river monitoring network.

Maps of average annual rainfall, temperature and other climate variables have been produced for all of New Zealand, based on the period 1981–2010.

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This system combines daily sea-level data from NIWA, regional councils, port companies, Antarctica NZ, Bureau of Meteorology and territorial authorities.

Blooms of hazardous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in rivers, lakes and reservoirs can cause problems for both animal and human health.