Our vessels are world-class environmental monitoring and research platforms with the most stringent health and safety standards. We have more than 40 years of experience working in New Zealand’s ...

On this page: People Species and ecosystems Economy and business Infrastructure Places New opportunities Researchers in New Zealand, and around the world, are beginning to understand the different ...

Data stored in each record include the location of the sample site, sampling method and the fish species present, with many records also containing information on fish abundance and size, and a ...

Our second edition (June 2024) guidelines have been expanded to include new sections on providing for fish passage at dams, flood pumping stations and examples of te ao Māori perspectives. Updates ...

Forecasting services underpinned by experienced meteorologists Whether you need weather or climate information six hours, days or months out, our accurate forecasts can help you with operational ...

Drought forecasting dashboard NIWA and MPI are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. It uses innovative climate modelling, the latest in machine learning and other data-driven ...

Township Flood Challenge is an online climate change and extreme weather adaptation resource for teachers. The lesson packages were co-developed between NIWA, Future Curious and the Aotearoa Social ...

NIWA has a core interest in promoting science careers and this sponsorship is part of our long-term commitment to enhancing science and technology for young New Zealanders. Our sponsorship provides ...

The 3-panel Soil Moisture Deficit (SMD) map shows the historical soil moisture deficit at the date shown (left), the soil moisture deficit at the same time last year (middle) and the current soil ...

This Climate Change Adaptation Toolbox helps you find out about the changing climate, what it might mean for your business, organisation or community and what you can do about it. You can assess your ...

We are constantly bombarded with information, stories and images of our changing global climate – and of the more extreme changes we can expect in the future. The problem can feel immense – but it ...

Project use cases Delivery of the PARTneR-2 project involves three key use cases encompassing the development of climate and extreme weather hazard and risk information to inform sectoral decision ...