Atmospheric analysis

11 February 2018Today an emergency drill with fire hose practice and lifejacket familiarisation was run with all the crew.

10 February 2018Today’s main activity was a science safety tour.

12 February 2018Today our emergency training activity was focused on learning how to get in and out of our immersion suits, in under 2 minutes.

13 February 2018Antarctic voyage leader Dave Bowden on the phone from the Southern Ocean.

TAN 1802 - Antarctic voyage leader Dave Bowden on the phone from the Southern Ocean.

9 February 2018RV Tangaroa is farewelled by a pod of dolphins as it heads off on its 12th voyage to the white continent.

RV Tangaroa is farewelled by a pod of dolphins as it heads off on its 12th voyage to the white continent. Footage courtesy of Kareen Schnabelke.

Hotspots in the North Island are located across Gisborne, the Tararua District, and in parts of west coastal Taranaki. The only hotspot in the South Island is in Southland.

NIWA hosted an IPBES workshop entitled “Visions for nature and nature’s contributions to people for the 21st century” held from 4-8 September 2017 in Auckland.

5 February 2018
Tomorrow is “mob day” for 40 people heading to Antarctica for six weeks aboard NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa.

North Island hotspots continue to be found across much of Gisborne, northern Hawke’s Bay, and Tararua west to Horowhenua and Kapiti Coast. A small hotspot has also emerged across the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. The only hotspot in the South Island continues to be located in Southland, but it has decreased significantly in size and strength due to the recent heavy rainfall.

Forty intrepid adventurers leave Wellington next week for a six-week scientific voyage to Antarctica.