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Charges laid after Whakaari/White Island disaster – Expert Reaction

Charges laid after Whakaari/White Island disaster – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 November 2020

Thirteen parties including GNS Science are facing charges following the 2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption that claimed 22 lives. Three individuals […]

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Whakaari/White Island eruption – Expert Reaction

Whakaari/White Island eruption – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 December 201916 December 2019

Steam and gas jets are still coming out of the active vent on Whakaari / White Island, following the eruption […]

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24/7 geohazards monitoring centre – Expert Q&A

24/7 geohazards monitoring centre – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 December 2018

A National Geohazards Monitoring Centre has gone live today and will provide round-the-clock monitoring of earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and volcanic activity. The process for […]

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Kaikōura earthquake, one year on – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 14 November 201711 April 2018

A year on from the November 14 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the upper South Island and Wellington, scientists are […]

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Inaugural CRI science awards

In the News  |  Published: 10 November 201711 April 2018

Science New Zealand, the body that represents the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), hosted its inaugural national awards at […]

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Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran

Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 09 November 201705 July 2018

As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]

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Kaikōura quake triggered slow-slip event – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 12 September 201720 August 2018

Last November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake triggered a series of major slow-slip events (silent earthquakes) beneath the east coast of […]

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Auckland’s volcanic past: temperamental and unpredictable – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 19 July 201703 August 2018

Auckland’s volcanic past has been punctuated by periods of heightened activity and thousands of years of silence, according to two […]

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Kaikōura shook more violently than Christchurch – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 10 April 201703 August 2018

New insights from November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake have revealed the shake was the most violent ever recorded in New […]

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Rethink of hazards after Kaikoura earthquake – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 March 201703 August 2018

Last November’s Kaikoura earthquake will likely change the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in plate boundary zones, according to […]

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