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

An intertidal bed with different seagrass density patches

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An intertidal bed with different seagrass density patches (tidal creek 15 to 20 m across), the bed is 280 m wide. The bright red area at the image bottom is farm paddocks, adjacent to this is a tidal creek and associated mangrove forest.