As tourists are evacuated from Kaikoura – isolated by road since Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake – attention is starting […]
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Earthquakes and landslides – Expert Q&A
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck North Canterbury on Monday morning caused numerous landslides, blocking roads and damming rivers. Early […]
Continue readingDay 3: Kaikoura earthquake, what do we know? — In The News
Rather than the initial reports of a single 7.5-magnitude earthquake based near Hanmer Springs the now-named Kaikoura quake is believed […]
Continue readingMarine uplift from Kaikoura earthquake – Expert Reaction
Among the startling images of landslides, broken roads and railway tracks tossed aside by Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake, we’ve also […]
Continue readingPaul Callaghan’s vision, five years on – Reflections on Science
To launch its new science section, The Spinoff asked Kiwi scientists reflect on Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of making New […]
Continue readingCrazy science – but is it crazy enough? – Craig Stevens
Crazy science is just what the doctor ordered, writes NZ Association of Scientists president Dr Craig Stevens about the Marsden […]
Continue readingResponding to the Monster – Reflections on Science
GeoNet’s director Dr Ken Gledhill wrote a heartfelt post about Monday morning’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake and the resulting tsunami warning. […]
Continue readingEarthquake effect on tourism – Expert Q&A
Over the coming days and weeks the full impact of Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake will become apparent. We asked an […]
Continue readingCoping with disaster – Expert Q&A
Following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Kaikoura on Monday morning, people are likely to feel rattled especially during numerous aftershocks. […]
Continue readingMagnitude 7.5 earthquake – Expert Reaction
Seismologists are racing to find out more about the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the South Island shortly after midnight […]
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