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2018 - OBS Recovery
VoyageThe RV Tangaroa is assisting in New Zealand’s largest ever deployment of seafloor earthquake recording instruments in a bid to learn more about the earthquake behaviour of the tectonic plates beneath the east coast of the North Island. -
Kaikōura earthquake generated huge submarine sediment shift
Media release15 March 2018The 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake has shown that more than 100 million dumptrucks of mud and sand flow through the Kaikōura Canyon every 140 years, scientists say. -
2017 - Hikurangi subduction zone
The Tangaroa assisted in New Zealand’s largest ever deployment of seafloor earthquake recording instruments in a bid to learn more about the earthquake behaviour of the tectonic plates beneath the east coast of the North Island. -
NIWA co-leads international expedition to study New Zealand’s largest earthquake fault
Media release21 November 2017An ambitious scientific expedition involving 30 scientists from around the world leaves Perth next week bound for the East Coast of the North Island. -
2017 - NOAA tsunami warning station
A tsunami reporting station situated in the Pacific Ocean that is currently off line is to be upgraded in a joint operation involving New Zealand and United States government agencies. -
2017 - Kaikōura coastal zone
NIWA vessel RV Tangaroa visted Kaikōura in September 2017 to investigate the impacts of the earthquake in the coastal zone, which includes effects on rocky reef habitats and communities, pāua fishery and Hector’s dolphins. -
Joining the flooded dots
Feature story08 October 2017The term “joined-up government” was coined in the late 1990s to describe the coordination modern governments need to deal with large problems. -
Flood focus
Feature story08 October 2017Autumn and winter rain caused damaging floods and slips across New Zealand, yet again. Susan Pepperell investigates the nation's evolving skill in avoiding and coping with water. -
A wave of hazard research
Feature story05 October 2017It is well known that earthquakes can trigger tsunami but they can also be caused by landslides – with devastating effects. -
Q&A: going to sea for fresh water
Feature story05 October 2017Since the end of June, a barge has been stationed just off Wellington’s Miramar Peninsula drilling into the seabed to find an alternative water source for the city. -
On-call forecasting helps fight fires
Feature story05 October 2017For the past year, NIWA’s meteorologists have been on call to provide real-time, comprehensive information about weather patterns that may accelerate a fire. -
Kaikōura Canyon shows early signs of ecosystem recovery
Media release19 September 2017NIWA scientists have found signs of recovery in the Kaikōura Canyon seabed, 10 months after powerful submarine landslides triggered by the November earthquake wiped out organisms living in and on the seabed.