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Earth Sciences NZ awarded more than $57 million for research
Earth Sciences New Zealand has been awarded $57,063,697 from the 2025 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour Fund across five critical research programmes encompassing hazard forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation and untapped sources of renewable energy.
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This year’s winter snow ‘abysmal’ for many
Winter snowfall was well below average for much of the country, says Earth Sciences New Zealand.
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New research will go deeper to support New Zealand's superhot exploration
Our new "DeepHeat" research programme will receive $10.69 million from the 2025 Endeavour Fund to investigate how superhot fluids move at depth. The research will directly support the New Zealand Government's supercritical exploration project in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
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Supporting students to engineer the future
At Earth Sciences New Zealand, we welcome a wide range of postgraduate researchers to work with our teams. We help accelerate individual careers as well as help strengthen the pipeline of science and innovation that Aotearoa New Zealand needs.
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NZ waters teeming with undiscovered seaweed species, scientist says
Scientists believe they’re only seeing a snapshot of what could be living in our subantarctic islands and deep waters.
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Earth Sciences and SPREP formalise partnership for Pacific climate and environmental resilience
Apia, Samoa ― Earth Sciences New Zealand and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, marking a significant milestone in their decades-long collaboration on environmental science and resilience in the Pacific.
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Unveiling Cascade: A $35 Million Leap Towards New Zealand's Technological Future
New Zealand’s newest and largest supercomputer has produced its first weather forecast.
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‘Seeing’ beneath the surface: aerial survey reveals Wairarapa aquifer opportunities
An interactive 3D map of the Ruamāhanga Valley subsurface is supporting the water resilience of the region, identifying areas that could hold a hidden groundwater resource.
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New study reveals colossal scale of riverbank erosion during Cyclone Gabrielle
Over 220,000 m3 of sediment was eroded from just 9.1km of Ūawa/Hikuwai riverbanks in Gisborne (Tairāwhiti).
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Discovery of hidden faults sheds light on mystery of 'slow earthquakes'
Scientists have uncovered a key piece of the puzzle behind the unusual ‘slow earthquakes’ occurring off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
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Filling the gap: Port Taranaki tsunami gauge enhances national monitoring network
Earth Sciences New Zealand’s GeoNet programme has installed a new tsunami gauge at Port Taranaki, strengthening New Zealand’s ability to monitor and respond to tsunami threats along the west coast of the North Island.
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Gabrielle’s intense rainfall made landslides inevitable
Cyclone Gabrielle was one of the most extreme landslide-triggering events ever recorded globally.
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