What is 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 [[Environment|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, Western Australia|Perth,]] Australia. Its main office is in [[Auckland]], with regional offices in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[Wellington]], [[Christchurch]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], and [[Lauder]]. Additionally, it has small [[hydrology]]-focused field teams in various places and maintains a [[fleet]] of about 30 research [[Ship|vessel]]<nowiki/>s for [[Fresh water|freshwater]], [[Marine biology|marine]], and [[Atmosphere of Earth|atmospheric]] research. [[Category:Environmental organizations]] [[Category:Organizations based in New Zealand]]