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Setting new baselines in the southern seas
Feature story14 June 2019While most New Zealanders were settling into their summer break, some scientists were double-checking their survival gear before heading to work deep in the Southern Ocean. -
Scientists discover solar heat drives rapid melting of Ross Ice Shelf
Media release30 April 2019Part of the world’s largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the overall average and solar-heated waters beneath the ice shelf are to blame, NIWA research has found. -
Voyage Update 7: Heading home
13 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Scientists return from Antarctic voyage
Media release14 February 2019After travelling almost 12,000km in the past six weeks, a group of scientists returns to Wellington at the weekend with new knowledge about life in the Ross Sea of Antarctica. -
Voyage Update 6: Sea ice, sampling fish and where they gyre
9 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 5: sampling rattails and exploring vulnerable coral habitats in the MPA
3 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Māori carvers head to Antarctica
Media release30 January 2019Two Māori carvers head to Antarctica next week to complete and install a traditional carving at Scott Base, New Zealand’s headquarters on the ice. -
Voyage Update 4: Toothfish habitat in and out of the MPA
29 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 3: Phytoplankton producers powering the world
23 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Ross Sea Environment and Ecosystem Voyage 2019
From 8 Jan - 27 Feb 2019, RV Tangaroa undertook a six-week research voyage to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. -
Voyage update 2: Cape Adare
17 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 1: first iceberg spotted at 60° South.
13 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll.
