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2021 - Antarctic Voyage
RV Tangaroa undertook a 45-day voyage to the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea in January-February, 2021. -
NIWA drones going where people can’t on the West Coast
Feature story13 January 2021A team of scientists have been exploring some of New Zealand’s most remote and rugged coastal zones. -
NIWA heads to Antarctica for critical climate, ocean research
Media release08 January 2021NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa leaves soon on a six-week voyage to Antarctica, making it one of the few full scientific expeditions to the continent since the global outbreak of COVID-19. -
Scientist spots shark sperm storage strategy
Feature story06 January 2021A 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
Feature story04 January 2021Where there’s mud, there’s scientists. NIWA divers recently got down and dirty while completing a harbour-wide dive survey in the Wellington area. -
Scientists unite across world for decade of ocean research
Feature story30 December 2020In 1872 the HMS Challenger left Portsmouth in the UK on a four-year circumnavigation of the globe to explore the deepsea. -
Watch out for jellyfish blooms
Feature story28 December 2020Jellyfish blooms are likely to be a common sight this summer with rising ocean temperatures one of the main causes of substantial population growths. -
The science behind sediment cores
How do humans impact shallow marine environments? -
The Gorgon’s Head
Check out the latest critter of the deep, with Sadie Mills! -
Scientists on the trail of elusive sperm whales
Feature story21 December 2020Acoustic monitoring of sperm whales -
Kaikōura Canyon
Our team of researchers have recently returned from a voyage onboard RV Tangaroa to retrieve moorings deployed to collect sediment samples from the Kaikōura Canyon. -
Marine heatwave conditions forming: NIWA
Media release18 November 2020NIWA forecasters say a marine heatwave is forming around parts of New Zealand after sea surface temperatures (SSTs) warmed considerably last month.
