About NIWA

  • Student ingenuity on show at NIWA Auckland Science Fair

    Event
    Science students from around Auckland are putting their ingenuity and analytical skills on the line at next week’s annual NIWA Auckland City Science and Technology Fair.
  • Power project wins Whakatane student top prize

    Media release
    A Whakatane home school student has with an ambitious project, entitled Wasted Watts, has taken out top honours in this year’s Bay of Plenty Regional Science and Technology Fair.
  • From plastic bags to roof tiles: one BOP science fair entry

    Event
    A Mount Maunganui Intermediate student has created a cheap roofing tile out of discarded plastic bags and entered the idea in this year’s NIWA Bay of Plenty Science and Technology Fair.
  • NZ’s future scientists show their work in Hamilton

    Media release
    Waikato’s next generation of scientists are showcasing their latest discoveries at this week’s NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair in Hamilton.
  • NIWA invests $18 million  in New Zealand’s future

    Media release
    NIWA is placing the future of New Zealanders at the heart of its operation by investing in new supercomputers that will significantly enhance scientists’ abilities to solve crucial issues facing the country.
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    Climate stations and instruments

    We can supply a wide range of weather or climate monitoring instruments from single parameter sensors to fully equipped and installed climate stations.
  • Support

    We have a range of exciting career pathways with our professional Support Service.
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    Rain Gauge - OTA OSK15180T

    This is the standard precision instrument NIWA uses throughout New Zealand in the National Climate Network, and elsewhere, for rainfall measurement.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowships

    Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions at NIWA.
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    Electronic Weather Station - NIWA EWS

    These gather top-quality data and are used throughout New Zealand in the National Climate Network.
  • 2019/2020 Blake Ambassadors

    Internships