National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research NIWA, (NIWA), 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 places and maintains a fleet of about 30 research vessels for freshwater, marine, and atmospheric research.