Our Services

NIWA’s science services are delivered by our dedicated National Centres. Each centre conducts a raft of research contributing to a high level outcome for New Zealand.

  • SHMAK

    Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit

    Service
    How healthy is your stream? SHMAK - the New Zealand Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit - has been designed to help you find out.
  • Instruments

    Service
    Find out more about NIWA Instruments Systems
  • Air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors

    Service
    NIWA provides ambient air quality monitoring services using low-cost ODIN (Outdoor Dust Information Node) sensors.
  • Online services

    Service
    NIWA provides online access to major climate and environmental monitoring systems, databases and forecasting tools.
  • Library

    Service
    The NIWA library collection contains items in a range of formats, covering subjects including atmospheric and climate research, aquaculture, oceanography, fisheries and marine sciences.
  • Sea levels

    Service
    This system combines daily sea-level data from NIWA, regional councils, port companies, Antarctica NZ, Bureau of Meteorology and territorial authorities.
  • Canterbury Wave Conditions

    Software Tool/Resource
    NIWA run a computer model which simulates wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast.
  • Products

    Service
    Here is our complete range of products.
  • Download Bathymetry Data

    Software Tool/Resource
    This dataset provides the most up-to-date bathymetry of one of the largest areas of deep-water seabed under national jurisdiction. The 250m resolution gridded bathymetric data set encompasses New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone and is available in multiple high-resolution file formats to suit a range of imagery and mapping needs.
  • Aquaculture services

    Service
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  • Urban Infrastructure and the Built Environment Toolbox

    Service
    This helps planners, engineers, asset managers, and hazard analysts in urban councils understand and evaluate the potential impacts of climate change.
  • Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA)

    Service
    To prepare for changes in climate, our freshwater and oceans decision-makers need information on species vulnerability to climate change.