second reading as of 2019. In October–November 2016, a collaborative team of researchers from Auckland Museum, University of Auckland, Massey University, NIWA and Te Papa undertook research around Kermadec Islands aboard RV Tangaroa. The multi-disciplinary team investigated the biodiversity of organisms living on the ocean floor and at midwater. The marine mammal populations were examined to determine what animal and plant species are shared between mainland New Zealand and the Kermadec region. References External links The Kermadecs: an ocean wilderness Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve at Seafriends Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary from the Ministry for the Environment / Manatū Mō Te Taiao Archipelagoes of New Zealand Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Ecoregions of New Zealand Oceanian ecoregions Island restoration Important Bird Areas of the Kermadec Islands Lists of coordinates Volcanism of New Zealand States and territories established in 1887 1887 establishments in New Zealand