Researchers are continuing their quest for detail the remains of the once famous Pink and White Terraces buried at the […]
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Impacts of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’
Hydraulic fracturing — a technology commonly known as “fraccing” or “fracking” — widely used in the oil and gas industry […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: We’re a nation built on shifting rock
John Roughan writes in the New Zealand Herald about New Zealand’s geology, and how its landscape came to be. He […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Earth science, food safety and Tim Flannery to visit
A massive week for earth science Barely a week on from last Saturday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury, scientists have […]
Continue readingWaikato Times: Ancient history and the age when dinosaurs roamed
David Riddell writes in the Waikato Times about a recent talk by Professor Cam Nelson about New Zealand’s geological history […]
Continue readingThe Press: Tree stumps old Alpine Fault theories
Paul Gorman writes in The Press about a west Coast tree stump which suggests that the Alpine Fault is moving […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Auckland: Raised from the sea
John Roughan writes in the NZ Herald about the creation of New Zealand – an event which happened fairly recently […]
Continue readingThe Press: Scientists plan to drill deep into Alpine Fault
Paul Gorman writes in The Press about work by international scientists, to take place on NZ’s West Coast, aiming to […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Rock solid grounding in the study of life
Angela McCarthy writes in the New Zealand Herald about the study of geology, and the careers that geology graduates have […]
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