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Marine environmental monitoring in New Zealand
Research ProjectLong-term datasets that track persistent change in the environment are a critical component of any modern ecosystem-based approach to natural resource management and sustainable growth. -
Data with a bloody past has positive spin-off for endangered whale species
News article29 April 2013 -
NIWA’s Tangaroa sets sail to study how Antarctica affects ocean currents
News article30 January 2013 -
Summer Series 4: Life in the (ex) stream - exploring New Zealand's fabulous freshwater fauna
News article15 January 2013 -
How prepared are we for a major marine earthquake?
News article14 November 2012 -
Scientists discover freshwater flows affect polar oceanic microbes
News article31 October 2012 -
First sighting of volcano responsible for undersea eruption
News article29 October 2012 -
Oceans 20/20
Research ProjectThe Ocean Survey 20/20 (OS 20/20) programme aims to provide NZ with better knowledge of its ocean territory. -
Ocean modelling
NIWA answers a wide range of scientific questions using ocean modelling. These models can be linked to well established weather forecasting models to predict ocean temperature, sea level and the dispersal of pollution.