Atmospheric analysis

Anyone can participate, and all you need is access to the sea, a smartphone or a camera and computer.

Like other members of the family Asteriidae, Allostichaster is fissiparous.

As we have mentioned many times, new species can be found literally at our door step. But who has found a new species in their pantry?

The voyage to the Kermadec region is a collaborative expedition between NIWA, Auckland Museum, Kelly Tarlton’s, Department of Conservation, Auckland and Massey Universities, The PEW Charitable Trusts and Te Papa.

Tofa Tafili Popese Leaana recounts living through a cyclone in the Samoan village of Sa'anapu.

The coastal Samoan village of Sa'anapu has been ravaged by cyclones and tsunamis in recent years. Now, plans are being developed to improve the community's resilience to natural disasters.

The Cidaroida is an order of very spiky and robust regular sea urchins, which can resemble something like a sputnik satellite or an underwater mine to the uninitiated.

Rangiora 2015 was the first Community Observation Networks for Air (CONA) study. CONA is a NIWA initiative to explore how new technologies can greatly increase our ability to monitor, understand and manage community air quality.

Geodia ewok Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015 is an astrophorid sponge from the family Geodiidae. It was described, along with 16 other new species, in a recent publication by Sim-Smith & Kelly (2015) which increased the number of described New Zealand Geodiidae fauna from four to 22!

Tau kōura is a traditional Māori fishing method commonly used to harvest kōura or freshwater crayfish in areas where they are abundant.

The gregarious squat lobster is commonly found in shallow coastal waters along the eastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island