National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

NIWA, also known as the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, is a New Zealand government research organization founded in 1992. It specializes in environmental sciences and manages important monitoring networks, databases, and collections. NIWA has around 697 staff working across 14 sites in New Zealand and one in Perth, Australia. Its main office is in Auckland, with regional offices in Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, and Lauder. Additionally, it has small hydrology-focused field teams in various locations and maintains a fleet of approximately 30 research vessels for freshwater, marine, and atmospheric research.

National Institute Of Water And Atmospheric Research Media

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  Aerial view of the Lauder atmospheric research station, 2011

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  Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Record from Baring Head, Wellington from 1977 to 2007. Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.