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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. -
Diquat use for submerged weeds
Diquat is a herbicide (chemical) that has been used in New Zealand for many decades for submerged (underwater) weed control and also on agricultural crops. It is registered for freshwater use in New Zealand. -
NIWA drones going where people can’t on the West Coast
Feature story13 January 2021A team of scientists have been exploring some of New Zealand’s most remote and rugged coastal zones. -
Scientist spots shark sperm storage strategy
Feature story06 January 2021A NIWA researcher has found the first evidence that female deep sea sharks store sperm as a strategy to preserve the species and possibly avoid aggressive mating encounters. -
NIWA science divers finish mud marathon
Feature story04 January 2021Where there’s mud, there’s scientists. NIWA divers recently got down and dirty while completing a harbour-wide dive survey in the Wellington area. -
Watch out for jellyfish blooms
Feature story28 December 2020Jellyfish blooms are likely to be a common sight this summer with rising ocean temperatures one of the main causes of substantial population growths. -
The science behind sediment cores
How do humans impact shallow marine environments? -
Scientists on the trail of elusive sperm whales
Feature story21 December 2020Acoustic monitoring of sperm whales