On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

2017 - OBS Deployment

NIWA research ship Tangaroa has been chartered by GNS Science to continue work in lowering Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) onto the seafloor of the Hikurangi subduction zone.

NIWA research ship Tangaroa has been chartered by GNS Science to continue work in lowering Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) onto the seafloor of the Hikurangi subduction zone.

The course taken by RV Tangaroa is shown in the map below.