January 10th, 2026

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Surveying lakebed plants using an underwater ROV, Lake Wanaka. (Photo: NIWA)
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Otago's hidden wonder: The quest for underwater forests

Decades after their initial discovery, a team of NIWA scientific divers, including freshwater ecologist Mary de Winton, who participated in the original studies...

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