Oceans

Coastal waters around Aotearoa New Zealand became unusually warm last month, say NIWA.

Scholl Deep is the deepest known point of the Kermadec Trench, which lies to the north of New Zealand.

A New Zealand-led team has completed the fullest investigation to date into January’s eruption of the underwater Tongan volcano.

In the latest NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, researchers examined and registered over 250 sponge specimens in the family Latrunculiidae, discovering 14 new species and 1 new fossil species.

A group of international scientists are visiting some of New Zealand’s most significant coastal wetlands as part of a five-year research project to help the country adapt and prepare for sea-level rise.

Specialised monitoring equipment has been installed in Bay of Plenty estuaries to understand whether our coastal wetlands can survive the threat of inevitable sea-level rise.

NIWA has world-class expertise in marine macroalgae and extensive research on various aspects of seaweed ecology, growth and taxonomy.

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NIWA proudly owns and operates RV Tangaroa, a 70 m Ice Class scientific platform.

Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater mixes with seawater. Many estuaries in Aotearoa New Zealand have been impacted by pollutants and contaminants entering via freshwater.

From scallop beds to trawl nets, a little bit of data science can make a big difference. Melissa Bray explains.