NIWA provides national capabilities in Water Quality Monitoring.

The world’s oceans are acidifying as a result of the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by humanity.

NIWA's research on freshwater monitoring and reporting is one of three research areas within the 'Values, Monitoring and Outcomes' (VMO) programme led by Landcare Research.

Last Updated: July 2025

Impacts of mining on water quality and mahinga kai.

View annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand.

NIWA has working relationships with hundreds of organisations in New Zealand and overseas.

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

Like the GMS satellite, the NOAA Series of polar orbiting satellites (operated by NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are a component of the World Weather Watch meteorological satellite network.

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.

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