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A Year 13 student from Ormiston Senior College in South Auckland has taken out the top prize in this year’s NIWA South and east Auckland Science and Technology Fair.

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.

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.

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.

Waikato’s next generation of scientists are showcasing their latest discoveries at this week’s NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair in Hamilton.

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.

We recognise that there's so much more to life than just work!

We sponsor regional science and technology fairs around New Zealand and support learning programmes that bring science into the classroom.

If you're moving to join us here at NIWA, we want to say thanks for choosing us by helping you with your big move.

The Statement of Core Purpose spells out why the Government owns Crown Research Institutes and what it expects from them.

A list of some of the questions we get asked most frequently. If you don't see your question answered here, please get in touch.

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