Collaboration monitoring New Zealand coastal change
Credit: NIWA New Zealand scientists have mapped suspended sediment and phytoplankton blooms using satellite imagery. Satellite remote sensing…
Coastguard rescues solo skipper 10km off Motunau, Canterbury
Rescue teams reached the 9m yacht within an hour of setting off. The stranded skipper came aboard BlueArrow…
Opinion: How Tauranga aims to lead New Zealand’s blue economy transformation
Take aquaculture as an example, where the opportunity is more than exporting shellfish to dinner plates. Seaweed is…
New Zealand releases high-resolution coastal Lidar data in mapping programme milestone
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand has released new high-resolution coastal Lidar point cloud data, offering one…
Male diver, 35, killed by shark off Albany, Western Australia
“He was conveyed back to shore by boat where he was met by SJA [St John Ambulance] WA…
Portobello remains identified as missing Otago man Murray Wakefield, who went missing a year ago
Murray Allan Wakefield was reported missing near Port Chalmers last year. Photo / New Zealand Police Human skeletal…
New Evidence For An Ancient Ocean On Mars
Sedimentologic and mineralogic evidence for sedimentary rocks, clay stratigraphy and open-basin deltas along and within the detected shelf.…
Boat full of tourists witness ‘momentous’ scene just 6km off Aussie coastline: ‘Never seen’
A boat full of tourists was treated to a heart-stopping display just moments from the coastline. For the…
Pregnant sea lion naps on Dunedin doorstep as breeding kicks off
DoC Coastal Otago biodiversity ranger Moss Thompson said pregnant females begin searching for birthing and pupping sites away…
Rāhui on taking pāua along Far North coastline to help stocks recover
Local kaitiaki Reuben Taipari said there had been cases of customary permits being issued for up to 400…
Biotoxin shellfish warning issued for BoP coast
“Generally, the more algae there are in the water, the more toxic the shellfish get,” he said. Symptoms…
Weather: Heavy rain, thunderstorms and gales on way for South Island as temperatures soar elsewhere
The active front is dropping the heavy rain to Fiordland, the headwaters of the Otago lakes and rivers…