Below is a list of available past issues of the Coastal News
Issue 85 (November 2024)Tauranga Northern Seawall renewal, ‘Living Seawall’ project; Eco-engineered rocky reef substrate designed for Aotearoa New Zealand; Remembering Emeritus Professor Bob Kirk; SCHISM Coastal Circulation Modelling Workshop: A new opportunity for coastal modellers; West Coast Marine Reserves turn 10!; News from the regions; Regional news from our international correspondent; News from the Pacific; University news: Catching up with our recent graduates in the coastal domain Coastal News 85 Weblinks Issue 84 (August 2024)Automated rip current detection and localisation; Coastal Restoration Trust video series; CoastSnap in Christchurch: Harnessing community science for coastal monitoring; Light pollution affects coastal ecosystems too – this underwater ‘canary’ is warning of the impacts; New coastal-related course introduced at Auckland University; NZCS Scholarship winners 2024; June high waves event in Hawke’s Bay; Coastal wetland blue carbon report published; News from the regions; News in brief Coastal News 84 Weblinks Issue 83 (March 2024)Coastal sediments and the darkness at noon; Raising buildings as an adaptation option – not straightforward?; Coastal Transformation Special Publication; Carparks to cockles – Plastic pathways in Te Taitokerau (Northland); Australasian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference 2023; Proximity to tidal rivers: A primary feature in groundwater hydrograph classification; NZCS Wellington Conference wrap up – Who let the fog out?
NZCS 2023 Sustainability Award winner; New NZCS Portfolio: Te Komiti Māori; News from the regions; University News Coastal News 83 Weblinks
2023
Issue 82 (November 2023)Mangrove ecosystem engineers: How a mangrove forest influences intertidal flat; morphology – Insights from numerical modelling; E-SUDS – The next sedimentation super tool; Marine offsetting and compensation – review, findings and recommendations;
C-SIG Species Keys – Coastal Taxonomic Resource Tool; High-resolution satellites provide a glimpse into the erosional impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle; Canterbury wave monitoring network; University news; 4th Australasian Young Coastal Scientists & Engineers Conference; News from the regions; News you might have missed; Coastal News 82 Weblinks Issue 81 (July) 2023Cyclone Gabrielle, more to come?, NZCS Conference and Special Publication 6, Cyclong Gabrielle: Regional Reports: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, News you might have missed, NZCS 2023 Scholarship Winners, Impacts of a coastal State Highway on a recovering pinniped population, Novel numerical modelling of tsunamis from volcanic explosions, Recent regional events. Coastal News 81 Weblinks Issue 80 (March) 2023Offshore reef discovery on Pātea Bank; Sustainability in action: mangroves as eco-engineers; Investigating coastal archaeological vulnerability in Aotearoa New Zealand
Review: NZCS Annual Conference 2022; News from the regions; New regional representatives for Canterbury; Exploring New Zealand’s estuary health on-line; University and education news; Reducing the impact on Hawke’s Bay’s marine environment Coastal News 80 Weblinks
2022
Issue 79 (November) 2022Infrastructure in a coastal context: Interview with Geoff Cooper of Te Waihanga; Crowdsourcing tsunami observations in Aotearoa folloiwng the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption; Restoration of over-stabalised coastal foredunes using excavated foredune notches; NZCS 2022 Scholarship award winners; News you might have missed
News from the Regions; Fifth NZCS SPecial Publication published; Kupu takutai: Geographical coastal terms poster Coastal News 79 Weblinks Issue 78 (July) 2022Defining nature-based solutions for coastal climate change in Aotearoa New Zealand; Pauanui Coastal Restoration - an example of community-driven environmental outcomes; Fine sediments add to coastal squeeze for seagrass; Dr Andrew Laing - Obituary; News from the regions; NZCS Conference 2022 Coastal News 78 Weblinks Issue 77 (March) - 2022The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and tsunami; Coastal litter monitoring in Northland; Biodiversity offsetting and compensation in the marine environment: Further reflections from a regional council officer's perspective; Using data driven approaches to make short-term predictions of storm surge around New Zealand's coast; NZCS Student Awards; News from the regions; News you might have missed; NZCS Special Publication update Coastal News 77 weblinks
2021
Issue 76 (November) - 2021Impacts of marine heatwaves: what are they, what have they done and what can we expect in the future?; Biodiversity offsetting and compensation in the marine environment; Advances in research and management of surfing resources; Scour and countermeasures at offshore foundations; NZCS 2020 Scholarship Award winners; News from the regions; NZCS News; Kupu Takutai: Coastal Terms Coastal News 76 weblinks Issue 75 (July) - 2021Sounding Out the Shallows - Real time monitoring of NZ Estuaries; Season of the Storm Surge; Towards Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture; Life Members Recognised; Coastal Mapping Exposes Erosion Issue at Tiwai Point; May 2021 Coromandel Swell Event; News From the Regions; Experimental study of tsunami generated by short-lived underwater explosions and more...! Coastal News 75 weblinks Issue 74 (March) - 2021Three tsunamis (and earthquakes) ... in one day; 80 years of shoreline change in Northland; Enhancing the resilience of coastal ecosystems to relative sea-level change; NZCS Webinar – Series 2.0; New NZCS Life Member Award recipient; NZCS Management Committee; Land-based aquaculture in southern New Zealand – the Ocean Beach vision; Modelling tsunami generation by volcanic eruptions; NZCS conference review 2020; Meet your new Regional Representatives; News you might have missed; News from the regions; NZCS Regional Representatives; About the authors; Corporate Members Coastal News 74 weblinks
2020
Issue 73 (November) - 2020The Impacts of Coastal Erosion and Storms on the West Coast's Critically Endangered Lizards; NZCS Management Committee; The Lost Kelp Forest: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understand Change of Macrocystis pyrifera Habitat in Otago, New Zealand; Central government news; Assessing the use of Satellite Derived Bathymetry to Simulate Storm Surge in New Zealand Estuaries; NZCS 2020 Award Winners; NZCS Regional Representatives; South Port Capital Dredging Campaign 2020; News From the Regions; NZCS monthly webinar series; University News; About the Authors; Corporate Members. Issue 72 (July) - 2020Legacies of the Kaikoura earthquake on the coastal marine ecosystem; Listening to the voices of our harbours: Kawhia, Manukau and Whangarei; Making an impact: Coastal cliff response to individual wave impacts; NZCS 2020 Conference goes regional; The Eric Verstappen Young Professionals Breakfast; Coastal landslides in Palu Bay during the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami; NZCS Regional Representatives; A new tool for assessing the health of New Zealand's estuaries; News from the regions; News you might have missed; New NZCS special publication underway; NZCS Management Committee; Central government news; About the authors; NZCS monthly webinar series; Corporate Members. Issue 71 (March) - 2020Tsunami-detecting DART buoys deployed offshore of New Zealand; Ohinepouwera (Karitane Sand Spit) driftwood windbreak - Community led and sustainable coastal management; Morphology change at the Avon-Heathcote Estuary mouth: A 2019 update; Responsive, relevant, ready: PDA report from Mobile, Alabama; Review: NZCS Annual Conference 2019; Seaweek Ocean Champion 2020; NZCS Management Committee; News from the regions; University news; NZCS Regional Representatives; Eric Verstappen - Obituary; About the authors; Corporate Members.
Issue 70 (November) - 2019What makes coastal ecosystems resilient to cumulative disturbance and tipping points; Contributing to Coastal News; Modelling coastal hazard exposure in Tauranga Harbour; Water quality sampling using drones; Singapore's Coastal resilience; NZCS Management Committee; University news; NZCS 2019 award winners; News from the regions; NZCS Regional Representatives; Central government News; About the authors; Corporate Members. Issue 69 (July) - 2019Pollution time bombs - Managing landfill at our dynamic shorelines; Storm surge around New Zealand: From hindcasts to future projections; Central government news; The March 2019 fanworm incursion into Gisborne Port; NZCS Regional Representatives; New report identifies research priorities for the future of marine science; Intelligence to solve New Zealand's litter problem; 2019 NZCS Annual Conference; NZCS Management Committee; News from the regions; About the authors; NZCS Media Catalogue; Contributing to Coastal News; Corporate Members. Issue 68 (March) - 2019Lyttelton Port channel dredging – a collaborative journey; Circumnavigating Aotearoa: James Cook’s charting of New Zealand; Coastal remote sensing; Advertising in Coastal News; Seafloor microbes drive ecosystem functions in the Firth of Thames; Review: NZCSAnnual Conference 2018; NZCS Conference - Best oral presentations; NZCS Regional Representatives; Eastland Port: Upgraded stormwater treatment (with a whiskey chaser); NZCS Management Committee; News from the regions; University News, Paul Baunton: A Coastal Hazard Pioneer; Corporate Members.
2018
Issue 67 (November) - 2018Innovative, underwater repair of the Auckland Ferry Terminal seawall; Managing our surf break resources; Sub-tidal marine geophysical survey for pipeline corridors, Lyttelton Harbour; NZCS Management Committee; New Zealand's coastal ocean acidification: Effects on ecosystem processes and tipping points; NZCS Regional Representatives; NZCS 2018 award winners; News from the regions; Contributing to Coastal News; University & education news; Central government news; Corporate Members Issue 66 (August) - 2018The hottest ever summer of storms; The summer of storms - a rare combination of coastal hazard drivers; Cyclone Fehi impacts on the South Island West Coast; January 2018 storm impacts on the Auckland coastline; Improving infrastructure resilience in the coastal zone: Fehi and Gita response reflections; Development of a simple tool for predicting extreme water levels in Tauranga Harbour; News from the regions; University update; NZCS Conference 2018. Issue 65 (March) - 2018Revitalising Tauranga’s marine industry; Contributing to Coastal News; NZCS Regional Representatives; Estuary management in New Zealand – insights from a study tour; UN Ocean Conference report; A surge of spurge? Assessing the invasive risk of Euphorbia paralias in NZ; 2017 NZCS Conference review; Chair’s message; NZCS Management Committee; News from the regions; Central government news; NZCS website updated; NZCS Sponsors
2017
Issue 64 (November) - 2017What lies beneath, Use of citizen science to assess the impact of forestry slash on beaches, Engaging high school students in coastal issues using citizen science, Ecosystem services based approach to coastal management in New Zealand Issue 63 (July) - 2017Revamping Tauranga’s waterfront, World’s southernmost wave buoy measures huge wave, NZCS Award winner at the Delft IHE, NZCS Conference: Review and preview, University updates. News in brief, Chair’s message, NZCS Management Committee, News from the regions, NZCS Regional Representatives, Kaikoura earthquake subject of upcoming NZCS special publication
