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

WHOI Sentry

Barry Fleming (left) and Michael Michie (right) ready the seamount sled for re-deployment after it has been emptied on deck (rocks on left). The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 'Sentry' is in the foregorund. Photo taken by Kareen Schnabel.