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

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Sample from Lake Maraetai, Phytoplankton in Dec 2025 and it show measurements being taken down a microscope in µm of two species;  a Diatom, Fragilaria (the long cells joined together) and a Cyanobacteria, Dolichospermum (the round cells) two of the dominate large species at this time. Photo ESNZ