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Te Tini a Tangaroa

The multitudes of Tangaroa

Discover how Aotearoa New Zealand ocean science is addressing the significant challenges our oceans are facing during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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Polynya as a Global Ventilator: LIONESS-WRS Project

An international initiative utilising the latest in ocean technology to understand the ice-free areas around the Antarctic coast
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Extreme Ocean Mixing: Project Cookie-Monster

Measuring how extreme ocean mixing works to help us better project future climates
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NZAEE Seaweek

Annual event inspiring New Zealanders to take care of our seas and get involved in collective actions to promote a healthy marine environment
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New Zealand Ocean Data Network (NZODN)

Online initiative gathering open-access marine datasets from around New Zealand to make these data freely available for science
Sadie mills NIWA invertebrate collection

Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)

A global open-access data and information clearing-house on marine biodiversity for science, conservation and sustainable development
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Te Riu-a-Māui: Naming a continent

Naming a continent by bringing together traditional oral narratives and science
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Resource

Find out more about the work of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO

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News & Views

Recent articles about ocean science

Find out what researchers are discovering about oceans, the impact of climate change, and how the marine ecosystem can be more sustainably managed
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