7 Apr 2022

Surveying the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano.

From Nights, 7:10 pm on 7 April 2022

We're joined by NIWA Marine Geologist, Kevin Mackay who is part of a group of NIWA scientists setting sail to Tonga to survey the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in the aftermath of its eruption earlier this year.

NIWA research vessel RV Tangaroa is heading to Tonga to assess the undersea impacts of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption in early 2022.

NIWA research vessel RV Tangaroa is heading to Tonga to assess the undersea impacts of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption in early 2022. Photo: NIWA / Dave Allen