On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

NIWA’s glider offers new understanding of ocean processes

NIWA’s glider offers new understanding of ocean processes

NIWA's underwater glider 'Manaia' is deployed off the Kapiti coast to collect data on temperature, salinity, pressure, oxygen, fluorescence, light and turbidity that will complement the information gathered by the fixed moorings.