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Identification of significant ecological areas for the Otago coastal marine area
News article12 June 2023Long-term protection of Otago’s coastal habitats took a step closer to reality after more than 100 marine Significant Ecological Areas (SEA) were identified as part of a research project led by NIWA. -
Online atlas provides understanding of marine life and habitats
Media release09 March 2023Researchers have developed New Zealand’s most comprehensive online atlas, providing an overview of nearly 600 marine species, to guide management and conservation of the country’s unique seafloor communities. -
Record low sea ice levels mixed bag for Antarctic voyage
Media release23 February 2023Scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have returned from a six-week voyage to Antarctica. -
Studying a fragile and alien icy world
Feature story23 December 2021NIWA scientists are doing what no others have done before. In a mysterious world just below the Antarctic ice, a delicate web of ice crystals forms a habitat that’s unique and largely unknown. Until now… -
Marine reserves join ocean acidification network
Media release22 April 2021A joint NIWA and Department of Conservation (DOC) project is extending New Zealand’s ocean acidification monitoring network to include marine reserves. -
Eavesdropping on sperm whales in Antarctica
The moorings team is bringing back precious data from long-term underwater listening devices which the researchers are using to search for signs that sperm whales are finally returning in numbers to the Ross Sea. -
Examining biodiversity and ocean dynamics in the world’s largest marine protected area
Researchers are working their way through a wealth of new Antarctic marine data after RV Tangaroa successfully completed its five week scientific voyage to the Ross Sea. -
NIWA heads to Antarctica for critical climate, ocean research
Media release08 January 2021NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa leaves soon on a six-week voyage to Antarctica, making it one of the few full scientific expeditions to the continent since the global outbreak of COVID-19. -
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 5: sampling rattails and exploring vulnerable coral habitats in the MPA
3 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage Update 4: Toothfish habitat in and out of the MPA
29 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage update 2: Cape Adare
17 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll.