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

Sabella

Top left: Sabella looking like a flower, with its filaments open. Credit: Serena Wilkens, NIWA. Top right and bottom left: Diver Matt Smith (NIWA) in Auckland harbour. Credit: Crispin Middleton, NIWA. Bottom right: the first specimen collected in New Zealand. Credit: Geoff Read, NIWA.