Further and background information
On this page you will find information on and links to the following organisations doing valuable work around understanding and communicating climate change impacts for New Zealand.
- MBIE and the National Science Challenges
- New Zealand Geographic
- NIWA
- Ministry for the Environment
- Climate Change Impacts and Implications programme
- Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
- Royal Society of New Zealand
The National Science Challenges
The Deep South National Science Challenge is one of eleven National Science Challenges that focus science investment on issues that matter to all New Zealanders.
Visit the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment's website to explore some of the other Challenges.
New Zealand Geographic Climate Hub
The New Zealand Geographic has brought together a range of high quality science journalism relevant to New Zealand on the topic of climate change. From New Zealand's Earth System Model to rising sea levels, this is a great place to find a story worth reading.
Visit New Zealand Geographic Climate Hub
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Information about our varying climate is critical for managing resources and reducing risks. As New Zealand's primary source of weather and climate data and projections, here you will find the latest climate monitoring information available, publications and services including past and present climate data and potential future climate projections.
Visit NIWA Climate for up to date reports and seasonable information.
Visit NIWA's 'Our Future Climate' modeling tool to explore future climate projections of rain and temperature for your region.
Ministry for the Environment - Climate Change Projections for New Zealand Snapshot
This snapshot of climate projections for New Zealand summarises the main elements of a comprehensive technical report: Climate Change Projections for New Zealand. It updates the climate projections for New Zealand following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report in 2014.
Visit the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) to download the Climate Change Pojections for New Zealand Snapshot
Climate Change Impacts & Implications
CCII (Climate Changes, Impacts & Implications) has provided targeted research project to update and improve projections of climate trends, variability and extremes across New Zealand out to 2100, based on the latest global projections.
It has generated new knowledge about the potential impacts of climate change and variability on New Zealand’s environment, including our natural ecosystems and native species, and the impacts on the many productive activities which depend on the environment and enable continued growth and prosperity.
Some Deep South Challenge projects will build on the work of CCII, which culminated in September 2016.
Visit Climate Change Impacts & Implications (CCII)
Three CCII-generated reports are available below.
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research is New Zealand’s leading non-profit economic and public policy research institute. They are a fully independent charitable trust, whose reputation is based on our high quality research work that is not compromised by any expressed ideology or political position.
Motu examines levers for a range of social issues from human rights to climate change.
Visit Motu - Climate Change Impacts
Royal Society - Climate Change Implications for New Zealand
In 2016 the Royal Society of New Zealand produced a report and number of infographics outlining Climate Change Implications for New Zealand over the next several decades.
Visit the Royal Society of New Zealand to download the report and infographics.
Latest news and updates
DSC Seminar #6 | Counting the cost of climate change: Treasury seminar redux
With Dave Frame, Belinda Storey and David Fleming
Climate change is already making day-to-day life more precarious and more expensive, both for ordinary New Zealanders and for our local and central governments. New Zealanders are increasingly interested in climate adaptation strategies. Conversations about the cost of early adaptation versus the risk of delayed action are growing in volume.
Deep South Challenge symposium created opportunities for researchers to hear directly from end-users
Remember our September symposium at Te Wharewaka ō Pōneke? Well, results are in from the surveys of participants we carried out to find out how well our aims for the symposium had been met.
“Never wrestle with a pig”
An interview with our new Science Lead in the Engagement Programme, GNS social scientist Wendy Saunders