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TAN2502 voyage update - 24 January 2025
The latest update from TAN2502 Ross Sea RV Tangaroa “ACTUATE” Voyage -
Cheers to crustaceans: New species named after Welly brewery
Media release13 November 2024A new species has been named after favourite Wellington brewpub Fork and Brewer -
Clever sleuthing unmasks mystery ocean creature
Media release16 October 2024A mystery specimen has been identified as a species never documented in New Zealand waters. -
NIWA Water Quality Laboratory
FacilitySpecialists in the chemical analysis of rivers, lakes, oceans and streams -
New species of NZ ghost shark discovered
Media release24 September 2024Scientists have found a new ghost shark that lives exclusively in the deep waters of Australia and New Zealand. -
Tagging Fiordland sharks to monitor climate change
Media release19 June 2024Tracking changes in broadnose sevengill sharks' behaviour in a warming climate. -
Lake Wānaka mapped in exquisite detail
Media release16 May 2024NIWA scientists have mapped the whole of Lake Wānaka in incredible detail. -
New ocean species discovered in Bounty Trough
Media release12 March 2024Scientists on an expedition to the underexplored Bounty Trough off New Zealand have discovered around 100 new and potentially new ocean species. -
Bounty Trough - voyage update #3
The third and final update from Voyage leader, Sadie Mills on the 21-day Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research voyage. -
Bounty Trough - voyage update #2
Greetings from the Bounty Trough! -
Bounty Trough - voyage update #1
NIWA Voyage Leader, Sadie Mills on the first three days of The Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research voyage - a 21-day expedition to discover new species -
Expedition to uncover secrets of New Zealand's unexplored Bounty Trough
Media release08 February 2024An expedition to discover new species in one of the most remote parts of the deep ocean is departing from Wellington today.
