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

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Alex Fear / ESNZ

Sniffing out trouble. Scent detector dog Cino and University of Waikato Research Assistant Lucy Tannahill after the successful detection of a ‘test’ clam sample at the Earth Sciences NZ Hamilton facility. The Stopping the gold clam programme is providing guidance, clams and facility support for the detector dogs.