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    NIWA scientists working under the ice in Antarctica

    News article
    NIWA marine ecologists, including specialist divers, are heading south shortly for the second stage in a range of experiments that take place under the ice in Antarctica.
  • NIWA antarctic buoy deployed

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    NIWA scientists make waves about sea ice

    News article
    NIWA scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the key processes driving changes in sea ice.
  • Ocean acidification and warming

    Research Project
    Acidification of the world’s oceans from rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reduces the availability of carbonate required by some marine organisms to build shells and skeletons, and potentially affects their ability to maintain existing structures.
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    NIWA scientists head to Antarctica

    News article
  • Understanding past changes in the Southern Ocean

    Research Project
    The Southern Ocean has a strong influence on New Zealand and global climate. To understand how the oceans have changed over 1000s of years we use sediment archives from the seafloor.
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    NIWA's RV Tangaroa sets sail to study how Antarctica affects ocean currents

    News article
    A 42-day voyage to the Mertz Polynya region of Antarctica.
  • Chemistry-climate modelling

    Research Project
    This research project focusses on modelling atmospheric chemistry and climate from the surface to the top of the stratosphere, using sophisticated chemistry-climate models.
  • Antarctic Climate Change

    Antarctica sea ice and climate change
  • Antarctic Coastal Marine Life in a Changing Climate

    Effect of climate change on Antarctic marine invertebrates
  • Sea ice and climate change

    Importance of Antarctic sea ice in Earth's ocean systems and climate change
  • Climate Change and Deepsea Life

    Dr Dave Bowden outlines concerns over the impacts of climate change on deepsea life in Antarctic waters.