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Voyage Update 7: Heading home
13 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Scientists return from Antarctic voyage
Media release14 February 2019After travelling almost 12,000km in the past six weeks, a group of scientists returns to Wellington at the weekend with new knowledge about life in the Ross Sea of Antarctica. -
Voyage Update 6: Sea ice, sampling fish and where they gyre
9 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 5: sampling rattails and exploring vulnerable coral habitats in the MPA
3 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Māori carvers head to Antarctica
Media release30 January 2019Two Māori carvers head to Antarctica next week to complete and install a traditional carving at Scott Base, New Zealand’s headquarters on the ice. -
Voyage Update 4: Toothfish habitat in and out of the MPA
29 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 3: Phytoplankton producers powering the world
23 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Ross Sea Environment and Ecosystem Voyage 2019
From 8 Jan - 27 Feb 2019, RV Tangaroa undertook a six-week research voyage to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. -
Voyage update 2: Cape Adare
17 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 1: first iceberg spotted at 60° South.
13 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
The Ross Sea Region Research and Monitoring Programme
Research ProjectThe Ross Sea Region Research and Monitoring Programme (Ross-RAMP) is a five-year research programme funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and run by NIWA to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area. -
Scientists voyage into the Antarctic unknown
Media release07 January 2019A group of intrepid scientists leaves Wellington for Antarctica this week on board NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa for what their leader calls “a voyage of discovery”.
Ross Sea Environment and Ecosystem Voyage 2019