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Tongariro Alpine Crossing Transport Operator Suspended
Proposed changes aim to better target dolphin protection efforts
Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets
Marine sediments provide clues for future impact of climate change
Thunderstorms are noisily kicking off summer in NZ – what’s driving them?
Restoration Critical For Mauri Of Moawhitu
‘Listening to understand, not to refute’ – Seafood New Zealand’s 2025 conference
Scientists set global benchmark for environmental oversight of potential deep-sea mining
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes
World Oceans Day – View From Scientist
Feds-tastic – Love, Listening and Laughs from the Federation Conference 
Bigger, better, clearer – NIWA’s new SwathCam provides the big picture
Change forecast for Govt’s weather agencies
NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change
Surveying For Certainty
Hauraki hysteria: How do we cut through the heat over Tīkapa Moana? 
Building a stronger weather forecasting system
Govt must act to avoid the worst of NIWA’s climate projections
Government releases Wairoa flood review findings
New Species Of Pāua Found
30×30: It’s Not Just About Numbers
Drought support increased for North Canterbury farmers
Govt cuts protections for environment again – one in five roles axed at the EPA
Look To Science, Not To Blame
Trickle-down Tax Cuts, At What Cost?
Govt’s war on science ramps up – big cuts planned for GNS Science
Kaharoa II: The world-class marine research vessel setting a new benchmark
What Flock? Birds, Rockets And 66th Feds Conference
Baffling Problem, Baffling Solution
Flood damage a growing risk for NZ’s kelp forests | University of Canterbury
Critical forestry research under threat as attack on science ramps up
Hunting For Freshwater ‘freak Of Nature’ In Otago
New Study To Combat Harm Caused By Anchoring
Another dark day for science and climate – 90 jobs to go at NIWA
Snowline survey reveals continued shrinkage of NZ glaciers
What Do Kittens And Blue Cod Have In Common?
New Ocean Species Discovered In Bounty Trough
Science Is Golden
Many New Zealand Glaciers Are Headed For Extinction
Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct
Increase In Toxic Algae In Our Waters This Summer
More than 180 Personal Grievances claims lodged against NIWA for discrimination
PSA to picket NIWA next Thursday
Scientists counting down to MethaneSAT satellite launch
Expedition to Uncover Secrets of New Zealand’s Unexplored Bounty Trough
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action
Warm oceans behind our hot, humid weather
DOC call to help prevent the spread of invasive algae to lakes and rivers

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