The Kapiti Marine Reserve mapping group (Assoc.-Prof Geoffroy Lamarche of NIWA/University of Auckland, Dr. Shane Geange of the Department of Conservation and Prof. Jonathan Gardner of Victoria University of Wellington) has an opportunity for a Masters-level student to carry out independent research on the large geophysical and biogenic habitat dataset that we have collected around Kapiti Island, including its associated marine reserve. Project Background – Our research team has carried out an extensive mapping survey of the Kapiti Island region, including the marine reserve, producing a comprehensive geophysical and biogenic habitat dataset. To date, we have produced two maps and a book chapter that describe the seafloor geomorphology of the region, but there is still a lot of