MetService

Meteorological Service of New Zealand
Te Ratonga Tirorangi
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 1992
Preceding agency	New Zealand Meteorological Service;
Headquarters	Seabridge House, Level 2, 110 Featherston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6012, New Zealand; 41.28176°S 174.77748°E
Employees	304
Agency executives	Sophie Haslem, Chair; Stephen Hunt, Chief Executive;
Website	www.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.

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