The science behind a sound environmental management of our marine resources.
Coasts and Oceans
The Coasts & Oceans Centre aims to provide the knowledge needed for the sound environmental management of our marine resources.
This will ensure that the economic, social and environmental benefits are realised now, and into the future.
Feature: Norse goddess reveals seabed secrets
11 February 2021
A large, orange Scandinavian robot gives NIWA’s marine geologists an in-depth look at changes to the seafloor off Kaikōura.
Scientists get to the bottom of it
NIWA scientists recently headed to the Kaikōura coast for an in-depth look at deep sea changes post the 2016 earthquake. High-res data from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) on loan from the University of Gothenburg has revealed the Kaikōura Canyon like never before.
A job for the buoys
11 February 2021
New Zealanders and Pacific Island communities are on their way to having the most advanced tsunami monitoring system in the world.
Queen of the critters
11 February 2021
Sadie Mills has come a long way from scaring the inhabitants of Scottish rock pools. Sarah Fraser explains.
Scientist spots shark sperm storage strategy
6 January 2021
A NIWA researcher has found the first evidence that female deep sea sharks store sperm as a strategy to preserve the species and possibly avoid aggressive mating encounters.
NIWA science divers finish mud marathon
4 January 2021
Where there’s mud, there’s scientists. NIWA divers recently got down and dirty while completing a harbour-wide dive survey in the Wellington area.
