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Tasman Sea tsunami - TAN2111
VoyageYou’ll be blown away by what these women in science are doing onboard RV Tangaroa in the Tasman sea! -
Kaikōura Canyon - TAN2112
VoyageKaikōura Canyon reveals its muddy secrets -
Underwater canyon seafloor study reveals landslide and tsunami risk
Media release04 March 2025The risk of undersea landslides and their potential to cause tsunamis along New Zealand’s east coast is being investigated by scientists aboard the German research vessel RV Sonne as part of a month-long international collaboration. -
Kaikōura’s deep seabed is rapidly recovering, says NIWA
Media release19 June 2023Areas of Kaikōura’s seabed show promising signs of recovery just four years after the 2016 earthquake, says NIWA. -
Hazards in the Tasman Sea
You’ll be blown away by what these women in science are up to onboard this RV Tangaroa voyage to the Tasman Sea. -
Kaikōura Canyon
Our team of researchers have recently returned from a voyage onboard RV Tangaroa to retrieve moorings deployed to collect sediment samples from the Kaikōura Canyon. -
NIWA mapping seafloor around Whakaari/White Island
Media release16 July 2020NIWA scientists are heading to the waters around Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty next week to survey changes to the seafloor. -
Scientist pieces together details of underwater landslides
Media release28 November 2019New information about landslides that occur on the seafloor off New Zealand’s east coast will help scientists better understand why and where they happen, and the types of threats they pose. -
Methane seep research bubbling along
Media release10 September 2019A chance discovery off the Gisborne coast five years ago is prompting a NIWA scientist to find out more about the link between a field of methane seeps bubbling out of the sea floor and submarine landslides. -
NIWA mapping Whakatipu lake floor
Media release08 May 2019NIWA researchers are out on Lake Whakatipu for the next week mapping the lake floor for the first time. -
Kaikōura earthquake provides world-first insight into submarine canyons
Feature story17 October 2018Research conducted after the 2016, 7.8 magnitude Kaikōura earthquake has provided scientists with an extremely rare opportunity to understand the processes that shape submarine canyons. -
Tsunami
Education ResourceTsunami is a Japanese word meaning great wave in harbour.