Research

Strengthening resilience of whānau livelihoods and cultural practices and supporting freshwater environments and taonga species as we navigate our way through climate change.

Future Coasts Aotearoa is empowering communities to confront climate change with practical and interactive tools designed to inspire meaningful science-based conversations around adaptation. 

With sea levels expected to rise in New Zealand, the Future Coasts Aotearoa programme is researching how rising seas could raise groundwater levels and affect lowland farming.

Earth Sciences New Zealand are creating an AI-driven national forecasting system to effectively manage marine heatwaves.

Assessing sediment effects on seafloor primary production via satellite .

A programme to accelerate efficient and accurate assessments of the impacts of proposed offshore developments on New Zealand’s unique marine fauna and habitats.

This Endeavour Fund programme will examine the potential and risks of three marine carbon dioxide removal techniques by studying their natural equivalents in New Zealand coastal and open-ocean waters.

A recently completed research programme undertaken by Earth Sciences New Zealand looked at the likely impact of climate change on deep lakes.

Evaluating its strengths and limitations through two Future Coasts Aotearoa case studies

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is an advanced simulation technology that uses numerical methods and powerful computing resources to model the movement of air in the natural environment.

Earth Sciences New Zealand researchers are studying the optimal growing conditions of aquatic plants to help restore degraded lakes. 

This research project is developing an energy-efficient, net-zero-emission process for wastewater denitrification.