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Record low sea ice levels mixed bag for Antarctic voyage
Media release23 February 2023Scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have returned from a six-week voyage to Antarctica. -
Research aims to quantify New Zealand’s Blue Carbon capacity of kelp seaweeds
Media release20 February 2023A research project co-led by Blue Carbon Services and NIWA will aim to provide New Zealand’s first national estimate of natural kelp-carbon sequestration in the marine environment. -
TAN2302 voyage update - 10 February 2023
We have now visited 23 separate sites in these coastal areas, albeit some of them very close together. Every time we visit a new site, we first need to map the seafloor as we are working in unchartered coastal waters. -
NZTD - The New Zealand Trait Database for marine benthic invertebrates
Software Tool/ResourceTraits are defined as the components of organisms that can be measured and have an effect on ecosystem functioning. Examples of traits include the behaviour, life history, morphology, and physiology characteristics -
TAN2302 voyage update - 26 January 2023
We are two weeks into the voyage and while we have yet to enter the Ross Sea we have already seen so much! We are onboard RV Tangaroa with a team of 20 scientists and 18 crew, including a ship doctor and ice pilot, heading for the Ross Sea to study ocean physics, food web dynamics, subseafloor fluid systems and benthic ecology. -
New discoveries from New Zealand’s deepest waters
Media release20 January 2023A joint Chinese – New Zealand research expedition to the Kermadec Trench at Ranghitāhua (Kermadec Islands region) has revealed fascinating new insights into life in the deepest part of New Zealand waters. -
Researchers to unveil Antarctic secrets
Media release11 January 2023As New Zealanders search for the summer sun, 38 researchers and crew will board RV Tangaroa tomorrow for a six-week science voyage deep into the waters of Antarctica. -
Reducing the impact on Hawke’s Bay’s marine environment
News article19 December 2022A study investigating the level of change needed to improve the state of Hawke’s Bay’s marine environment highlights the magnitude and frequency of interventions required for the seafloor ecosystem to recover. -
eDNA research and services
ServiceNIWA is active in a broad range of eDNA topics and can provide expert advice on applications and expected outcomes. -
Making big waves in the Pacific
Feature story15 December 2022Prior to 15 January, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai was a little-known undersea South Pacific volcano with a long name. Within 24 hours, it was a global phenomenon – the site of the largest atmospheric explosion in almost 150 years. Jessica Rowley looks at why a remote Tongan volcano took the world by storm. -
New research indicates careful fish handling helps support sustainable fisheries
News article14 December 2022Initial data suggests careful handling of released snapper could help fishers save thousands of fish annually. -
Marine heatwave developing
Media release01 December 2022Coastal waters around Aotearoa New Zealand became unusually warm last month, say NIWA.