Metra, the international commercial subsidiary of the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited, was born from a pedigree of challenge and achievement and has evolved to become a world leader in weather forecasting products and services

New Zealand has one of the more unpredictable weather systems in the world, often experiencing four seasons in one day. It was this environment, coupled with a spate of shipwrecks in the 1860s that prompted the New Zealand Government to start a storm warning service.

From an early marine focus the service broadened to become the Meteorological Service of New Zealand (MetService) Providing accurate forecasts in this dynamic weather environment stimulated the development of expert knowledge and information on the weather to New Zealand and the globe.

Today, Metra is a global leader in providing weather services to a number of organisations internationally.

Metra’s customers are at the heart of all that Metra delivers and achieves. Each customer is supported by a dedicated team who ensure exceptionally high standards of data quality and robust and reliable customer service.

With a 24 hour operational help desk, Metra ensures weather data and software support is always available.

Metra is ISO9001 accredited. This ensures all processes, data and systems are regularly audited and customer service is exceptional.

Providing valuable insight into the weather

Metra provides world-wide forecasting information and observational data to many leading organisations around the globe.

In addition to supplying weather forecasting and observational data, Metra provides software products and services that interpret this data and deliver relevant, accurate and useful weather information to customers.

Whether it’s using weather data for risk management, more-timely supply of data or better weather communication systems, Metra has developed value-added solutions that keep customers completely ahead of the weather.