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2026 Te Moana Mahana Annual Newsletter

2026 Te Moana Mahana Annual Newsletter

Kia ora koutou! Welcome to the first annual newsletter for the Te Moana Mahana Project.

A New Glider Leg Begins

A New Glider Leg Begins

The Maui Ocean Glider Survey section of the Te Moana Mahana project recently entered its second leg when a deployment off of the coast just north of …

Te Whare Hēra Artist Residency

Our research fellow, Gabby O’Connor, has joined the Te Whare Hēra studio space for a two month residency and has founded the bustling …

Sculpture on the Gulf 2027

Sculpture on the Gulf 2027

Gabby O’Connor is an artist and scientist who is also one of our team members who is working on within the “Ocean Connections” …

Why Ocean Heat Content is Important for Weather

Why Ocean Heat Content is Important for Weather

Kevin Trenberth, a distinguished scholar and climate scientist, recently wrote an article for The Conversation on how record ocean heat content is a …

Interview about the project

Interview about the project

Our principal investigator, Melissa Bowen, was recently interviewed about the project on RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan.