Atmospheric analysis

Shellfish gathering and farming take place in marine and freshwater environments.

Pauanui South Cam-era station

Last Updated: May 2021

Maps of the average first and last dates of soil moisture deficit are shown here.

NIWA has recently created synthetic, multi-year, 10-minute wind datasets at 15 wind farm sites across New Zealand. These will be used by the Electricity Commission to model the impact of wind farms on the national grid.

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

Management of stream riparian areas - including vegetation and stock access - influences the health of streams and downstream water bodies.

There are many lines of evidence showing that NZ has warmed during the past century.

Dry stock farming consists predominantly of pasture grazing beef cattle, sheep, and deer for meat, wool, and velvet production.