MetService - Meteorological Monitoring Service

The weather is of great significance to New Zealand, from early navigation to current activities, understanding the weather is crucial, but the weather is complex and unpredictable. MetService, with its professional team and the combination of local knowledge in New Zealand and world leading technology, is committed to simplifying complex weather, providing convenient and accurate weather information to the public, helping people make informed decisions, and ensuring safety. More than 60 meteorologists from its National Forecasting Center monitor the weather in New Zealand and surrounding waters year-round. For over 160 years, MetService has been the official meteorological authority and sole provider of severe weather warnings in New Zealand, trusted by the public. The company not only serves the public, but also provides scientific insights and solutions to domestic and foreign enterprises in multiple industries, enhancing their competitiveness. In addition, as a member of the World Meteorological Organization, MetService actively participates in international meteorological cooperation and plays a core role in helping New Zealand cope with weather changes and ensure national security and stability in the face of the increasing number of extreme weather events caused by climate change.

Connecting weather intelligence to serve people's lives: Weather affects every aspect of New Zealanders' lives, and MetService is committed to making it easy for people to access the latest and most accurate weather information. Whether it's daily commuting, business operations, or leisure travel, the company can help people prepare for various weather conditions, make complex weather easier to understand, enhance people's ability to cope with weather changes, and ensure that their lives are not overly disrupted by weather. For example, when planning weekend outdoor activities, people can use the information provided by MetService to know the weather conditions in advance and arrange their itinerary reasonably.

Professional team guarantee, providing comprehensive monitoring: MetService's National Forecasting Center has more than 60 meteorologists who meet the standards of the World Meteorological Organization, monitoring the weather of New Zealand's land and over 12 million square nautical miles of ocean 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A professional team and comprehensive monitoring ensure timely and accurate weather forecasts and warnings, providing solid guarantees for public safety and social stability. Meteorologists can issue timely warnings based on their professional knowledge before severe weather arrives, allowing relevant departments and the public to take precautions in advance.

Diversified service areas to support enterprise development: As a state-owned enterprise, MetService not only serves the daily lives of the public, but also provides scientific insights and solutions for enterprises in multiple industries such as transportation, energy, and media at home and abroad. By combining data, scientific rigor, valuable insights, and the latest technology, we provide powerful weather intelligence for enterprises, helping them gain advantages in market competition and promote economic development. For example, transportation companies can arrange transportation routes and times reasonably based on the weather information they provide, reducing operating costs.

International cooperation contribution to addressing climate change: MetService, as part of the World Meteorological Organization, actively engages in meteorological cooperation with Pacific neighboring countries, involving multiple aspects such as tropical cyclone monitoring and volcanic ash monitoring, and inputs observation data into global models. Faced with the increasing number of extreme weather events caused by climate change, the company relies on its professional meteorological knowledge to transform it into meaningful weather warnings and insights, playing a central role in helping New Zealand build a safer and more resilient country. For example, when a tropical cyclone that may affect New Zealand is detected, timely communication and cooperation with neighboring countries are necessary to jointly respond to the disaster.