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Lost scientific buoy recovered from Kāpiti seafloor
News article04 May 2021Researchers have recovered a scientific buoy from the Kāpiti Marine Reserve that went missing in late March. -
Marine reserves join ocean acidification network
Media release22 April 2021A joint NIWA and Department of Conservation (DOC) project is extending New Zealand’s ocean acidification monitoring network to include marine reserves. -
Research finds microplastics in fish muscle tissue
Media release18 March 2021Some of the first research into how microplastics are affecting New Zealand fish species has revealed that microplastic fragments can find their way through the gut lining and into muscle tissue. -
Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time on high seas, study finds
Media release04 March 2021A global effort by seabird researchers, including those from NIWA, has resulted in the first assessment of where the world’s most threatened seabirds spend their time. -
Science update 5 from Richard O’Driscoll
Day 34 of the Ross Sea Life in a Changing Climate (ReLiCC) 2021 voyage on RV Tangaroa. We are back in New Zealand waters and due to arrive in Wellington on the morning of Monday 15 Feb. -
Queen of the critters
Feature story11 February 2021Sadie Mills has come a long way from scaring the inhabitants of Scottish rock pools. Sarah Fraser explains. -
Keeping tabs on muddy waters
Feature story11 February 2021Sam Fraser-Baxter heads out with a NIWA research team keeping a close eye on these vulnerable transition zones. -
Norse goddess reveals seabed secrets
Feature story11 February 2021A large, orange Scandinavian robot gives NIWA’s marine geologists an in-depth look at changes to the seafloor off Kaikōura. -
A job for the buoys
Feature story11 February 2021New Zealanders and Pacific Island communities are on their way to having the most advanced tsunami monitoring system in the world. -
The future shape of water
Feature story11 February 2021Susan Pepperell looks at some of the tough decisions looming around access to freshwater and how science is helping with solutions. -
Message in a bottle: Glen Walker, bosun
Glen Walker is the bosun aboard NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa currently exploring the waters around Antarctica. His reading list is exclusively sea disaster stories. -
Science update 3 from Richard O’Driscoll
Day 20 and we are now more than halfway through the Ross Sea Life in a Changing Climate (ReLiCC) 2021 voyage on RV Tangaroa.