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

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Dave Bowden

Break out the short sleeves. The 40-strong team of researchers and crew mark another successful scientific expedition which netted more than 4700 samples, 33 hours of video and in excess of 8000 images of life on the southern seabed.