MetService

Meteorological Service
of New Zealand
Te Ratonga Tirorangi (Māori)
Crown entity overview
Formed1 July 1992 (1992-07-01)
Preceding Crown entity
  • New Zealand Meteorological Service
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersWellington, New Zealand
41°16′54″S 174°46′39″E / 41.28176°S 174.77748°E / -41.28176; 174.77748
Employees304
Crown entity executives
  • Sophie Haslem, Chair
  • Stephen Hunt, Chief Executive
Websitewww.metservice.com

Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) (Māori: Te Ratonga Tirorangi, lit.'Satellite Service') is the national meteorological service of New Zealand. MetService was established as a state-owned enterprise in 1992. It employs about 300 staff, and its headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to becoming a state-owned enterprise, New Zealand's national meteorological service has existed in a number of forms since the appointment of the country's first Director of Meteorological Stations in August 1861.

As New Zealand's national meteorological service, MetService produces and issues forecasts and official weather warnings on behalf of New Zealand's Ministry of Transport and is certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

International media, aviation and energy business is conducted under the MetraWeather brand.

MetService has been certified to the ISO 9001 standard since November 1995.[citation needed]


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