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

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Rebekah Parsons-King/NIWA

Hydrodynamics specialist Graeme Smart inspects a farm gate buried under silt on a horticultural property near Puketapu. Detailed sediment mapping is essential for recovery planning.