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

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Reuben Hattingh

The marsh organ consists of a series of pipes or mesocosms filled with mud and planted with marsh species, arranged across a range of elevations. ESNZ researchers Aleki Taumoepeau (left) and Inigo  Zabarte-Maeztu plant the marsh organ.