National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
| National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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| legal form | Limited |
| founding | February 24, 1992 |
| Seat | Auckland , New Zealand |
| management | John Morgan, CEO |
| Number of employees | 753 (2008) |
| sales | NZ $ 120 million (2008) |
| Branch | research |
| Website | www.niwa.co.nz/ |
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is one of eight New Zealand Crown Research Institutes , which has the task of providing research activities , expertise and publications to the New Zealand government, companies, institutions and the interested public in matters of sustainable management and resource-saving handling to advise nature.
According to its own information , the institute focuses on the earth's atmosphere and climate , energy , fresh water , biodiversity and nature conservation , natural disasters , ocean and coast , aquaculture and fisheries and, last but not least, takes care of the existence and development of Maori culture.
Like all government organizations, the NIWA has a Maori name: Taihoro Nukurangi . Taihoro stands for the flow and the movement of water. "Tai" means the coast and the tides and "horo" means quick movement. Nukurangi stands for the atmosphere as the interface between the sea and the sky.
Seat
The institute is headquartered in Auckland , with 14 other offices as branches with specific tasks spread across both main islands (from north to south: Bream Bay , Hamilton , Rotorua , Turangi , Napier , Wanganui , Wellington , Nelson , Greymouth , Christchurch , Tekapo , Lauder , Alexandra , Dunedin ).
history
In the 1980s, the New Zealand government began to restructure research and science. In 1989, the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology was created for this purpose with the aim of advising the government, preparing decision-making processes, prioritizing the allocation of funds and introducing success monitoring. But that's not all. The aim was to create individual institutes for different areas of responsibility that would operate independently and responsibly under government supervision, work with their own guidelines and rules, and carry out public and private-sector contracts based on success.
With the Crown Research Institutes Act 1992 , ten Crown Research Institutes were founded for this purpose, eight of which still exist today. The NIWA is one of them.
With the Companies Act 1993 , all institutions were converted into limited companies. Like all other Crown Research Institutes , the NIWA is now subordinate to the Crown Company Unit (controlling and advisory department) of the Ministry of Finance and the responsible Minister for Research, Science and Technology. Both ministers responsible are always registered as shareholders of the eight Crown Research Institutes .
organization structure
The management structure today, as of 2009, is as follows:
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research
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business
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| fishing | Aquaculture and biotechnology | Auckland region | ||||
| Biodiversity and nature conservation | Fishing water and coast | Hamilton region | ||||
| Atmosphere and natural disasters | Maori development and oceans | Wellington region | ||||
| Climate changes | Environmental monitoring and international issues | Christchurch region | ||||
| Research vessels | Commercialization and marketing | Nelson region | ||||
| Bream Bay region |
Corporate investments
The institute operates five subsidiaries that are 100% owned by NIWA:
- NIWA Vessel Management Ltd., founded on August 9, 1995 with headquarters in Wellington, which operates 2 research vessels.
- NIWA Natural Solutions Ltd., founded on July 21, 2003 with headquarters in Auckland, which, as a marketing company, markets the knowledge and research results of NIWA on products.
- NIWA Australia Pty Ltd., founded in 2001 with headquarters in Brisbane , Australia , with the task of marketing NIWA science products in the Australian market.
- NIWA (USA) Inc., founded in 2000 with headquarters in Groton , USA , acts as a consulting company in the American market.
- NIWA Environmental Research Institute (ERI), founded in 2000 and based in Ann Arbor , USA, is a not-for-profit institute focusing on research funding in the USA.
The NIWA Institute also has an 80% stake in
- Unidata Pty Ltd., a manufacturer of measurement, monitoring systems and data loggers based in Perth , Australia.
literature
- Annual Report 2008 , National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd., Auckland, 2009.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Annual Report 2008 , National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd., Auckland, 2009
- ^ National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) . Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit (CCMAU) , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on August 30, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ a b Statement of Corporate Intend 2008/2009 , National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd., Auckland, 2009
- ↑ Science reforms 1989-1996 . Ministry for the Environment , archived from the original on March 5, 2014 ; accessed on May 3, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Ministerial Portfolios ~ Crown Research Institutes . Cabinet Office , archived from the original on July 28, 2008 ; accessed on August 30, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Ministerial Portfolios ~ Research, Science and Technology . Cabinet office , archived from the original on July 3, 2008 ; accessed on August 30, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research . In: New Zealand Companies Office . Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment , accessed May 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Subsidiaries . NIWA Science , archived from the original on February 1, 2009 ; accessed on August 30, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).