NIWA Employee Directory
Research ServicesAuckland, New Zealand501-1000 Employees
NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute in the research services sector, located in Auckland (Private Bag 99940 Auckland, Auckland 1010). Its mandate is to enhance the economic value and sustainable management of New Zealand’s aquatic resources and environments, to provide understanding of climate and the atmosphere, and to increase resilience to weather and climate hazards to improve safety and wellbeing. NIWA is the lead CRI in areas including aquatic resources and environments (surface freshwaters and coastal environments), oceans, freshwater and marine fisheries, aquaculture, climate and atmosphere, climate and weather hazards, aquatic and atmospheric-based energy resources, and aquatic biodiversity and biosecurity. The institute collaborates with research providers, commercial clients and other end-users to contribute to the development of biosecurity, freshwater and hazards management; climate change adaptation and mitigation; ocean floor exploration; the seafood sector; urban environments; and Antarctica. The organization employs between 501 and 1000 people and maintains a website at niwa.co.nz.