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Wave action
Feature story06 June 2017New Zealand’s coast is sculpted by ocean waves. Some wave conditions bring joy to surfers and beachgoers, but, at other times, waves can cause major hazards at sea or along the shore. -
Investigating ocean acidification
Feature story06 June 2017The world’s oceans are acidifying as a result of the carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by humanity. -
Marine geological hazards
Education ResourceNew Zealand faces a variety of hazards associated with undersea geological activity. -
Mountains in the Sea: the Louisville Seamount Chain
We are currently steaming out towards our survey area, the Louisville Seamount Chain, which is about 1500 km from Wellington. -
Splendid Sponges (Intertidal)
An interactive guide to the intertidal sponges of New Zealand. -
When the sea gives back – a story of luck and decency
Media release15 May 2017NIWA puts a lot of things in the ocean—instruments tied to moorings, floats that dive up and down measuring what’s going on in the water, and video cameras that monitor fish. -
Pollen from NZ may be altering remote deep-sea ecosystems
Media release20 April 2017Pollen from New Zealand pine forests has been shown to travel more than 1500km through wind and ocean currents, and sink thousands of metres into the ocean to reach some of the world’s deepest ecosystems. -
Acoustic recordings of rare whale species in Cook Strait
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Unique research records rare whale species in Cook Strait
Media release29 March 2017The sounds of whales and dolphins rarely seen in New Zealand waters have been recorded by a NIWA scientist in a pioneering underwater sound project. -
Catch me if you can!
This week we feature a community of critters living on the Chatham Rise sea floor. -
Critter of the week: Hyalinoecia quill worms - Big rig truckers of the sea
In this critter "quill" is not part of a feather but rather a unique tube built by a polychaete worm that lives in it.