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Lake sediments reveal frequency of Hawke’s Bay quakes
News article19 February 2015An international team of scientists has analysed 7000 years’ worth of lake-bottom mud from central Hawke’s Bay to work out how often the region might expect earthquakes. -
Critter of the Week: deep sea squid - Bathyteuthis abyssicola
The deepsea squid Bathyteuthis abyssicola Hoyle, 1885 has a circumpolar oceanic distribution, which means that it is commonly found right around the Southern Ocean, and in depths from 100-4200 m deep. -
BLOG: Sir Peter Blake Ambassador Zac Penman - day 18
Blog18 February 2015It’s now day 18 on board the RV Tangaroa and spirits are as high as ever. After seven days of amazing weather and a lot of successes with the blue whale work in the northern Ross Sea we have decided to put the last three days allocated to this scientific objective on hold for later in the trip, and to head south to start our third scientific objective which is the demersal trawl survey. -
Travelling with the blues
Blog16 February 2015NIWA voyage leader Dr Richard O’Driscoll updates the Tangaroa’s encounter with the planet’s largest living beings – the Antarctic blue whales – and discovers what’s on their menu. -
NIWA scientist honoured for contribution to NZ-France scientific cooperation
News article16 February 2015NIWA marine geologist Dr Geoffroy Lamarche was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit by French Ambassador H.E. M. Laurent Contini, at a special ceremony at the Embassy of France in Wellington on 13 February. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot16 February 2015Weekly update to help media assess likelihood of extremely dry weather preceding a drought. Regions experiencing severely to extremely drier than normal soils conditions are deemed “hotspots”. -
BLOG: Sir Peter Blake Trust Ambassador Blake Hornblow - tracking blue whales
Blog13 February 2015We have now said goodbye to the towering cliffs and vast glaciers of the Balleny Islands and have been heading southeast tracking blue whales by following their low frequency calls. Yesterday we broke into the polynya that is the Ross Sea. The fantastic weather is following us - making it easy to appreciate this surreal part of the world. -
Critter of the Week: the newly discovered giant Foraminifera
A new foraminiferan has been discovered in moderately deep water (110 metres) northwest of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot09 February 2015Weekly update to help media assess likelihood of extremely dry weather preceding a drought. Regions experiencing severely to extremely drier than normal soils conditions are deemed “hotspots”. -
Balleny Islands humpback research success
Media release09 February 2015The first objective of the New Zealand- Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage was successfully achieved with the completion of the research at the Balleny Islands. -
BLOG: Sir Peter Blake Trust Ambassador Zac Penman - the Balleny Islands
Blog09 February 2015It’s now day 8 at sea and day 3 at the Balleny Islands. The Balleny Islands are a group of volcanic Antarctic Islands situated at 67 degrees south. They are mostly barren rock, with steep cliff faces and covered by massive glaciers, but they are also home to some incredible marine wildlife!