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Hotspot Watch 2 April 2026
Hotspot02 April 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Fifty years of observations, no reversal of glacier climate damage
Media release31 March 2026Fifty years on from the first aerial survey of our Southern Alps glaciers, late snow and variable summer weather delivered a temporary reprieve from rapid ice loss, says Earth Sciences New Zealand. -
Hotspot Watch 27 March 2026
Hotspot27 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Kahui and partnerships
Our programme is anchored by mātauranga and partnerships. -
Hotspot Watch 19 March 2026
Hotspot19 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Under Cover: Evaluating Benthic Barriers as a control tool
Finding effective non-chemical methods to eliminate invasive clams in New Zealand waters -
Predicting dispersal of aquatic invasive species in lakes
Research Project3D hydrodynamic modelling of lakes using weather data and river inflows as inputs to simulate spread -
Hotspot Watch 12 March 2026
Hotspot12 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Listening to lake health through underwater soundscapes
Exploring sound as a tool to influence invasive gold clam behaviour or survival -
MSc thesis projects
Contributing to the Stopping the Gold Clam MBIE Endeavour programme -
Hotspot Watch 6 March 2026
Hotspot06 March 2026A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Have you seen freshwater bubbling up at the coast?
Media release03 March 2026Earth Sciences NZ is asking beachgoers, boaties and divers to help locate freshwater springs in the ocean, contributing to a better understanding of coastal groundwater systems.