Vessels

The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption triggered the fastest underwater flow ever recorded.

Scientists have returned from a 14-day expedition to one of the most unexplored parts of the ocean.

NIWA's vessels are world-class environmental monitoring and research platforms.

RV Tangaroa is New Zealand’s only ice strengthened and dynamically positioned deep-water research vessel.

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

A six metre-long autonomous trimaran fitted out with a NIWA echosounder is being used as part of an innovative research collaboration.

Eurofleets+ aims at providing, integrating and improving access to key research vessels and associated major equipment.

This campaign brings together two Eurofleets+ Infrastructures, the RV Tangaroa and the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg (UGOT).

Fisheries researchers combine technologies to collect more data at a lower cost.

RV Tangaroa induction videos for voyage participants and contractors.

NIWA’s flagship research ship Tangaroa returned to Wellington yesterday after cutting short an international scientific voyage taking place off the east coast of New Zealand.

Sustainability of Hoki fisheries in the Cook Strait