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 ...

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 ...

View annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand. You might also be interested in our 'Seven-station' series temperature data. This ...

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 ...

The Joint Graduate School in Coastal and Marine Science, co-managed by NIWA and the University of Auckland, is equipping and energising young scientists from New Zealand and around the world for ...

Find out more about working at NIWAWe know that our people are everything, and to produce top-quality science we need to attract, develop and retain the very best people. The National Institute of ...

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 ...

Plants and trees along the water margins and banks are called riparian vegetation. A riparian buffer zone is a vegetated strip of land along the margins of a waterway. Riparian vegetation provides a ...

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 ...

The High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) is supercharging New Zealand science—powering researchers working at the forefront of New Zealand’s greatest science challenges. Attribution, ...