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

Blogs

Follow NIWA's scientists as they explore the natural world, make new discoveries and share how people use their science.

Follow NIWA's scientists as they explore the natural world, make new discoveries and share how people use their science. 

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    Critter of the deep

    Video series

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    Critter of the week

    In this blog series, we feature a new critter from our expansive invertebrate collection including pictures of specimens in their unique habitat. The blogs also feature news, links and fun facts that showcase New Zealand’s fascinating marine fauna.
    Marine invertebrates
    Antarctica

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    Tangaroa voyage blog: Surveying the Louisville Seamount Chain

    A series of on-board blog posts written by the NIWA scientists aboard the RV Tangaroa as it surveys the Louisville Seamount Chain, large undersea mountains east of New Zealand.

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    Kermadec voyage blog

    Live from Tangaroa. Amelia from The Pew Charitable Trusts will keep you up-to-date with all the action from RV Tangaroa through her regular blog posts.