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Freediving Records
New Zealander William Trubridge set a record of 95 metres freediving in the 'constant weight no fins' discipline in a total time of 3min 56 sec. Austrian Herbert Nitsch completed a 120 metre dive in the 'free immesion' discipline in 4min 28...
Sea Level Research Records
An international team on board the JOIDES Resolution (JR) broke records while investigating sea level change during the Integrated Ocean Drilling programme's (IODP) Canterbury Basin Sea Level Expedition off New Zealand's coast. They drilled four sites...
Snapper Thieves
Two men taking a total of 130 snapper and trying to hide them from Fishery Officers had their car and boat seized and face prosecution. They were stopped near Kawakawa Bay, in New Zealand's Firth of Thames. The daily legal limit for snapper...
Changes to Fishery Catch Limits
Ministry of Fisheries announce changes will be made to the catch limits for a number of species in the quota management system; rock lobster (crayfish), southern blue whiting, southern bluefin tuna and five species of surf clam...
Warship Sinking Delayed
The sinking of decommissioned RAN Frigate HMAS Adelaide was delayed by legal actions taken on behalf of a vocal local protest group centred on Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast (Australia) where, 1.7 km offshore, Adelaide...
Winner to Stay
When 'the best job in the world', living on Queensland's Hamilton Island as 'caretaker', was advertised, applicants from all over the world applied. It was awarded to Brit Ben Southall and now Ben says that he will not be returning to...
OZTeK'11
The Australasian Diving Technologies Conference and Exhibition will be held 12-13 March 2011, at Australian Technology Park, in Sydney. It will feature one of the world's largest gatherings of internationally renowned speakers and...
Deepest Explosive Eruption
Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first images of a deepsea volcano actively erupting on the seafloor nearly 1219m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean in an area bounded by...
Pitch of Blue Whale Songs Declining
The sound level of the songs blue whales sing across the oceans to attract mates is steadily declining and scientists believe the trend may be good news for the endangered marine mammal. Blue whale song data was studied...
Increases in Shell Production
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found some shell-building creatures, such as crabs, shrimp and lobsters, build more shell when exposed to ocean acidification caused by elevated levels of atmospheric CO2. It found that seven of the 18...
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A deeper connection Â? sonar gets smarter
Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) and Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) have signed a long-term co-funding agreement that promises to underpin next-generation innovation at New Zealand’s premier marine electronics company and strengthen the country’s advanced sonar systems capability.
Download the seabed!
Highly detailed maps of New Zealand’s seabed are now freely available on NIWA’s website. The high-resolution maps show the hidden seabed of the deep sea around the country in incredible digital detail, making them a treasure for all New Zealanders.
Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami
NIWA scientists have found that a volcanic cone on Rumble III, 200km northeast of Auckland, has crumbled. Marine geologist Richard Wysoczanski said there's no doubt some of these slips can cause tsunami.
Ocean dwellers miss the census
New Zealand seas are teeming with unidentified creatures which may have properties ranging from combating pollution to fighting cancer, say NIWA scientists involved in a project to catalogue marine life.
Rare seafloor chimney cut up for science
GNS Scientists have sliced up a rare 2.5m-tall seafloor chimney to find out its age and the concentrations of the metallic minerals it contains. It is thought to be one of the largest chimneys recovered from the seafloor.
King of the Crabs
A major study of the king crabs from the New Zealand, Australian, and Ross Sea regions has just been completed, finding a total of 23 species and almost doubling the number of previously known species from the area. Dr Ahyong has described five exclusively from New Zealand, five from Australia, and four common to both regions.
Creatures from the deep
New Zealand could have up to 50,000 marine species waiting to be discovered, say scientists who have spent 10 years exploring the marine life in our waters.
Carnivorous NZ sponge among top 10 new species
A New Zealand sponge has been selected for the prestigious international Top 10 species of the year. Each year, an international Top 10 New Species selection committee selects the 10 most notable new species described from around the world.
Even the paint is from New Zealand
When the NIWA research vessel Tangaroa goes to a Singaporean shipyard in July, it will carry all its own hull paint from New Zealand.
Scientists investigate ocean floor minerals
NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa will set sail next week to explore the minerals potential of deep-sea volcanoes of the Kermadec Arc, 200 km north-east of Auckland.
Survey reveals diversity of plant and fish species
A survey of the Bay of Islands' marine life and supporting ecosystems is nearing completion, and reveals diversity Of plant And fish species In The Bay Of Islands.
Like waves in a bathtub Â? the Chile tsunami
The results from 19 sea-level gauges around New Zealand reveal that six locations had peak wave heights of over one metre generated by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Chile on 27 February.
NZÂ?s deep-sea research boosted by new partnership
Two New Zealand research organisations will work closely with one of the world’s leading ocean research and engineering organisations to accelerate research and exploration in a wide range of oceanographic topics in the southwest Pacific region.
Science Of Sand
For many of us, summer isn’t summer without getting some sand between our toes. But did you ever wonder what that sand is made of, and how it got there? Dr Terry Hume of NIWA, is the man to ask.
Scientists set sail to study live whales
NIWA is providing its ship Tangaroa to take 18 scientists from New Zealand and Australia to the Southern Ocean next month to conduct research on the live whale population.
NIWA's 'show-off piece' may be new species
A small sea creature, found in the murky, mysterious depths of the Kermadec Ridge, is causing a stir among scientists.
Rare honour for Antarctic researcher
IRL senior scientist Dr Tim Haskell has joined an elite group of Antarctic explorers and scientists by having a geographic feature in the region named after him.
Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed
NIWA scientists have photographed the deepest fish in the Southern Hemisphere - over 7km down.
Study models likely destruction from tsunami
A tsunami triggered by a massive South American earthquake would swamp Auckland motorways, coastal roads and low-lying bays, a new study has found. Click here to see map of possibly affected areas.
Spectacular oceanic bloom identified
NIWA scientists have identified the source of the giant plankton bloom featuring in spectacular NASA satellite images.
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