Nearly 20 research projects will split $7 million of taxpayer funding over the next three years as scientists take on […]
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Pink terraces discovery confirmed
There has been a swathe of media coverage in the wake of the announcement that GNS Science has gleaned further […]
Continue readingRunning the numbers on quake risk
Although many people would like them to, scientists cannot predict earthquakes. They can, however, estimate the probability of one occurring […]
Continue readingCoast-to-Coast Wellington earthquake study
New Zealand, American and Japanese scientists are combining forces to investigate the boundary between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates […]
Continue readingTVNZ: Quake rattles Wellington
Last night, Wellington was rattled by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake just after 10pm at night. It was focused 20km northwest […]
Continue readingDom Post: Scientists look into why fault ruptured
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the work faced by scientists in trying to understand what made the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Christchurch earthquake – Deadly tremors rebounded on city
Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about how hard rock near the epicentre of Tuesday’s Christchurch earthquake may […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Hamish Campbell – Technically it’s just an aftershock
GNS Science geologist Dr Hamish Campbell explains why Tuesday’s earthquake is being classified as an aftershock of September’s Darfield earthquake. […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Remnants of Pink Terraces discovered
A New Zealand-US team of scientists have discovered remnants of the Pink Terraces under Lake Rotomahana. The Pink and White […]
Continue readingRadioNZ: Research to unearth more about Alpine Fault
The first of two planned boreholes into the Alpine Fault has been completed. The longest active fault in New Zealand, […]
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