Videos
See NIWA scientists talking about their work, along with fascinating animations and underwater footage.
Government scientists commemorated their 2020 award winners at the annual Science New Zealand awards celebration at Parliament recently.
Hoki is New Zealand's largest finfish fishery. Their eggs reveal a few secrets that surprise scientists.
Marine ecology technician Mark Fenwick takes us onboard a fishing vessel for a day of catch sampling.
The NIWA and MetService assessment of named tropical cyclone (TC) activity indicates 8 to 10 named TCs could occur in the Southwest Pacific basin between November 2020 and April 2021.
Aquaculture scientist Dr Alvin Setiawan talks about NIWA's Northland Marine Research Centre.
A six metre-long autonomous trimaran fitted out with a NIWA echosounder is being used as part of an innovative research collaboration.
Sea spiders look similar to land spiders, but they are in their own special group.
A global survey involving 123 scientists from 58 nations raises concerns about the global status of reef sharks.
Richard O'Driscoll is principal scientist and the program leader for stock assessment and monitoring.
Chill-proofed divers plunge in the Ross sea, Antarctica.
This year's NIWA staff photographic competition has attracted a large range of entries that feature some of New Zealand’s most awe-inspiring locations in which staff undertake their environmental s
This really cute little octopus is from cold Antarctic waters.
Have you ever seen these shells on the beach?
The NIWA Invertebrate Collection (NIC) holds specimens from almost all invertebrate phyla.
Ashley Rowden and Katie Bigham talk about the positive changes observed on the seafloor following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
Scott Nodder is interested in the effects earthquakes have on marine sediments and animal communities.
This campaign brings together two Eurofleets+ Infrastructures, the RV Tangaroa and the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg (UGOT).
Eurofleets+ aims at providing, integrating and improving access to key research vessels and associated major equipment.