Earth Sciences New Zealand

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Driving economic growth and wellbeing through increasing returns from the use of New Zealand's natural resources and environments, enhancing energy security, building hazard resilience and increasing prosperity in a changing climate.

Established 1 July 2025 by the merger of GNS Science and NIWA, and incorporating the scientific expertise and research services provided by both organisations.

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2 July 2027

El Niño declared, expected to intensify into one of the strongest on record

Earth Sciences New Zealand has confirmed El Niño conditions have been reached in the tropical Pacific and are expected to strongly influence New Zealand’s weather into 2027.

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22 May 2026

Celebrating 100 years of science impact

A nationwide campaign launching today celebrates a century of publicly funded science in Aotearoa New Zealand and showcases how research and innovation have shaped our economy, environment, health and everyday life.

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20 May 2026

Blue cod researchers need fishers’ help in Marlborough Sounds

Fishers who catch blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds are invited to take part in a new blue cod release research project with Earth Sciences NZ.

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28 May 2026

Earth Sciences New Zealand and Ara Ake join forces to accelerate geoheat with new action plan

Earth Sciences New Zealand and Ara Ake, New Zealand’s energy innovation centre, have released the 2026–2027 Geoheat Action Plan, designed to rapidly grow the use of geoheat throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Geoheat refers to heat below 150°C and has many p

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13 May 2026

New company RockXtract tackles cement’s carbon problem at its source

Cement is the second most widely used substance in the world after water, with global demand reaching billions of tonnes each year. Its production also generates an estimated 2.3 to 2.8 billion tonnes of CO₂ each year, which is around 8–9 percent of total

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11 May 2026

Research voyage seeks out natural climate regulator

Earth Sciences New Zealand scientists and crew will set out this week on the research vessel Tangaroa to investigate the natural uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) by the ocean.

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