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

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Madeleine Brennan / ESNZ

NIWA Freshwater Fish Ecologist, Michele Melchior, using a NIWA-designed clam net to efficiently collect gold clams at Bob's Landing, Waikato river.