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National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd 2006 Annual Report great science great services great staff Finding the energy to move New Zealand forward The NIWA Group, including NIWA Science and CRL Energy, is the largest energy research organisation in New Zealand. See Focus on Energy, pp. 12–13. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd 2006 Annual Report great science great services great staff Finding the energy to move New Zealand forward The NIWA Group, including NIWA Science and CRL Energy, is the largest energy research organisation in New Zealand. See Focus on Energy, pp. 12–13. NIWA at a glance 2006 Annual Report of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd NIWA is an internationally respected research NIWA Group consists of NIWA Science (the parent company) and seven A brief history 2 great services 28 Regional Offices Christchurch Aquaculture Facilities NIWA Natural Solutions Ltd organisation dedicated to creating and delivering other entities. Our mission 3 (National Centres & service centres) Manager: Charles Pearson Manager: Andrew Forsythe General Manager: Nicholas Bain innovative and unrivalled science-based products NIWA Science is the source of our innovative ideas and leading edge Auckland [email protected] [email protected] 369 Khyber Pass Road and services that enable people and businesses to science, the creator of most of our intellectual property, the foundation of The future – our strategic direction 4 Climate 30 Manager: Ken Becker 10 Kyle Street Bream Bay Aquaculture Park Epsom, Auckland [email protected] Riccarton, Christchurch Station Road, Ruakaka make best use of the natural environment and its our extensive consultancy services, and the generator of the bulk of our Climate–Energy Solutions 31 Private Bag 99940 269 Khyber Pass Road P O Box 8602, Christchurch P O Box 147, Ruakaka Newmarket, Auckland living resources, and derive benefit from them in a revenue; Hard work pays off Coasts & Oceans 32 Epsom, Auckland Tel +64-3-348 8987 Tel: +64 9 432 5500 Tel +64-9-375 2090 sustainable manner. NIWA Vessel Management Ltd provides vessels for charter for scientific a report from the Chair & Water Resources 33 Private Bag 109695, Auckland Fax +64-3-348 5548 Fax +64-9-432 5501 Fax +64-9-375 2091 Our science provides the basis for sustainable resource research; Tel +64-9-375 2050 the Chief Executive 6 Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity 34 Nelson management, and our consultancy services help NIWA Natural Solutions Ltd commercialises products and technologies Fax +64-9 375 2051 Unidata Pty Ltd clients solve problems on the use and management of: developed by NIWA; Fisheries & Aquaculture 35 Manager: Dr Ken Grange Hamilton [email protected] Subsidiaries General Manager: Matt Saunders n Atmosphere & Climate NIWA Australia Pty Ltd provides scientific research and consultancy great science 10 Natural Hazards 36 Manager: Dr Dave Roper 217 Akersten St, Port Nelson 40 Ladner Street, n Natural Hazards services in Australia; Focus on Energy 12 Te Ku– waha 37 [email protected] P O Box 893, Nelson NIWA Vessel O’Connor, WA 6163 n Energy NIWA USA (which has registered not-for-profit and commercial entities) finding the energy to move NZ forward Assistant RM: Dr Terry Hume Tel +64-3-548 1715 Management Ltd Tel +61-8-9331 8600 NIWA Instrument Systems 38 Fax +61-8-9331 8611 n Freshwater provides scientific research and consultancy services in the USA; Atmosphere & Natural Hazards 14 [email protected] Fax +64-3-548 1716 General Manager: n Coast & Oceans Unidata Pty Ltd (80% owned by NIWA) creates new technologies for Gate 10, Silverdale Road Dr Rob Murdoch www.unidata.com.au (subsidiaries) Lauder (Central Otago) n Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity environmental monitoring and real-time decision support networks; Coasts & Oceans 16 Hillcrest, Hamilton 301 Evans Bay Parade, Manager: Charles Pearson n Fisheries EcoConnect Ltd was established to deliver web-based environmental Freshwater 18 Unidata 39 P O Box 11115, Hamilton Wellington CRL Energy Ltd [email protected] Chief Executive: Dr Rob Whitney n Tel +64-7-856 7026 Private Bag 14901, Wellington Aquaculture & Biotechnology forecasts in association with the UK Met Office; Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity 20 NIWA Vessel Management 40 State Highway 85, Lauder Fax +64-7-856 0151 Tel +64-4-386 0550 68 Gracefield Road CRL Energy Ltd (50% owned by NIWA) is an energy research and Private Bag 50061, Omakau, NIWA was established as a Crown Research Institute Fisheries 22 NIWA Natural Solutions 42 Fax +64-4-386 0555 Lower Hutt consulting business. Wellington Central Otago in 1992. It operates as a stand-alone company with NIWA International 43 www.niwavessels.co.nz P O Box 31244 Aquaculture & Biotechnology 24 Managers: Dr Rosie Hurst Tel +64-3-440 0055 its own board of directors and its shares are held by NIWA’s Ma–ori name Taihoro Nukurangi describes our work as studying the Lower Hutt Capability funding 26 [email protected] Fax +64-3-447 3348 the Crown. In its establishment year, the company waterways and the interface between the earth and the sky. Tel +64-4-570 3700 great staff 44 Dr Andrew Laing Fax +64-4-570 3701 had 329 staff, revenue of $35.5 million, and assets of Taihoro is the flow and movement of water (from tai ‘coast, tide’, and [email protected] Staff highlights 46 www.crl.co.nz $20 million. Today, these measures have more than horo, which means ‘fast moving’). 301 Evans Bay Parade doubled or trebled: NIWA now has 651 staff at 15 Nukurangi is the interface between the sea and the sky (i.e., the Greta Point, Wellington sites around New Zealand and another 16 in Perth, atmosphere). Together, we have taken it to mean ‘where the waters meet Private Bag 14901, Wellington Australia, revenue of $106 million, and assets of the sky’. Tel +64-4-386 0300 $69 million. Fax +64-4-386 0574 www.niwa.co.nz Photography (all NIWA staff except where indicated) NIWA has 651 staff Cover: Alan Blacklock; IFC: Alan Blacklock; 1: Elliot Tuck; 6: Alan Blacklock, Nelson Boustead (bottom); 7: Alan Blacklock; 8: Alan Blacklock, Conor Neho (bottom); Bream Bay, 20 9: Alan Blacklock; 10: Alan Blacklock; 12: Nelson Boustead; 14: Alan Blacklock, NASA; Auckland, 59 Rotorua, 7 15: AJ Nacey (student); 16: Malcolm Francis, NIWA; 17: NIWA; 18: NIWA, Don Jellyman Hamilton, 127 (bottom); 19: NIWA; 20: Mike Scarsbrook; 21: Nelson Boustead, Alan Blacklock (bottom); Turangi, 3 22: Neil Bagley; 23: NIWA, Glen Walker; 24: NIWA, Phil James (bottom); 25: Courtesy of Napier, 2 Seafood New Zealand (original photograph by Alan Blacklock), Mike Page; 26: Heather Wanganui, 2 Fener (WCS), NASA; 28: NIWA; 30: David Turner (consultant); 31: Alan Blacklock; Nelson, 17 Wellington, 247 32: Neil Bagley; 33: Alan Blacklock; 34: Malcolm Francis; 35: Malcolm Francis; 36: Alan Blacklock; 37: Ian Kusabs (consultant), Malcolm Francis; 38: Errol Leuthwaite, Greymouth, 5 NIWA; 39: NIWA; 40: Glen Walker, Malcolm Clark (bottom); 42: NIWA; 43: NIWA; Tekapo, 2 Christchurch, 113 44: Chris Woods; 46: NIWA, Glen Carbines, Sue Shaw, Alan Blacklock, Alan Blacklock; 47: Nelson Boustead, Kate Neill, Alan Blacklock, Alan Blacklock, Mike Kotcamp; Lauder, 19 Alexandra, 4 48: Alan Blacklock, Sue Shaw (bottom left), Ken Grange (bottom right); 49: Alan Blacklock, Dunedin, 8 NIWA (middle & bottom right); 50: NIWA (top), Alan Blacklock (middle & bottom); 51: Marty Bonnett, Tracy Burton, Kelly Tarlton’s; 52, 53, 54: Alan Blacklock; Australia Perth, 16 55: Nelson Boustead; 56, 57: Alan Blacklock; 58: Barb Hayden; 59: NIWA, Alan Blacklock (left); 63: Alan Blacklock; 64: Alan Blacklock; 84: Alan Blacklock. NIWA at a glance Contents 2006 Annual Report of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd NIWA is an internationally respected research NIWA Group consists of NIWA Science (the parent company) and seven A brief history 2 great services 28 great staff 44 Regional Offices Christchurch Aquaculture Facilities NIWA Natural Solutions Ltd organisation dedicated to creating and delivering other entities. Our mission 3 (National Centres & service centres) Staff highlights 46 Manager: Charles Pearson Manager: Andrew Forsythe General Manager: Nicholas Bain innovative and unrivalled science-based products NIWA Science is the source of our innovative ideas and leading edge Auckland [email protected] [email protected] 369 Khyber Pass Road and services that enable people and businesses to science, the creator of most of our intellectual property, the foundation of The future – our strategic direction 4 Climate 30 Education & Training 51 Manager: Ken Becker 10 Kyle Street Bream Bay Aquaculture Park Epsom, Auckland [email protected] Riccarton, Christchurch Station Road, Ruakaka make best use of the natural environment and its our extensive consultancy services, and the generator of the bulk of our Climate–Energy Solutions 31 NIWA’s Executive team 52 Private Bag 99940 269 Khyber Pass Road P O Box 8602, Christchurch P O Box 147, Ruakaka Newmarket, Auckland living resources, and derive benefit from them in a revenue; Hard work pays off Coasts & Oceans 32 Regional Managers 54 Epsom, Auckland Tel +64-3-348 8987 Tel: +64 9 432 5500 Tel +64-9-375 2090 sustainable manner. NIWA Vessel Management Ltd provides vessels for charter for scientific a report from the Chair & Water Resources 33 Private Bag 109695, Auckland Fax +64-3-348 5548 Fax +64-9-432 5501 Fax +64-9-375 2091 Our science provides the basis for sustainable resource research; Tel +64-9-375 2050 the Chief Executive 6 Aquatic Biodiversity