About 14,000 earthquakes are recorded in and around New Zealand every year. Canterbury’s 7.1 and Kaikōura's 7.8 magnitude earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks show the constant threat ...
In this recorded session, we meet Jenny Pollock – chairperson of the Earth and Space Science Educators (ESSE) association. Jenny brings to this session years of experience and a wealth of ...
This online PD session, recorded on 18 February 2015, focuses on using Science Learning Hub earthquake resources to plan an Earth and Space science unit. It models how a variety of resources can ...
Slow slips are silent earthquakes that occur below the Earth’s surface over a large area, unlike traditional earthquakes we feel that occur in a relatively small region. Before discovering slow ...
In 1992 Parliament house was strengthened to protect it from earthquakes. This video explains the process that was used to retrofit Parliament House with base isolators.
Chris Gannon and Dr Bill Robinson of Robinson Seismic explain the base isolation principle. We can make buildings strong so they don’t fall down, but is that the best form of earthquake ...
This interactive Google map shows the sites we cored and installed observatories at during expedition #375 to the Hikurangi subduction zone. If it is not displaying, switch your browser to ...
In this interactive follow a core sample as it makes its journey from the Alpine Fault to microscopic examination.
The Auckland Volcanic Field covers around 360 square kilometres under Auckland city. It includes 49 separate volcanoes, each of which is considered extinct. However the field as a whole remains ...
