Story: Engineering on the sea floor All images & media From page 1 – A hostile seabed Offshore earthquakes around New Zealand Cook Strait currents Ruatōria Giant Avalanche From page 2 – Submarine cables Telegraph cable Measuring Cook Strait’s currents Upgrading cables (1st of 3) Old and new cables (2nd of 3) Damaged cables (3rd of 3) Arrival of the New Zealand cable at Botany Bay From page 3 – Drilling the Māui gas field Mining the Māui gas field Māui A platform Māui A in position Māui A sinks From page 4 – Coastal works Building a breakwater Sewage outlet, Ōwhiro Bay Offshore slurry pipe