http://www.sciencenewzealand.org An RSS feed of all geology related stories on ScienceNZ en-GB Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:31:51 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/gns_science_sells_software_internationally Crown Research Institute GNS Science has reached a milestone by selling its seismic processing software to international processing provider, Spectrum Geo Limited. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:57:17 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/staying_well_in_wellington_come_hell_or_high_water Healthy attitudes can play a key role in the way people recover from an earthquake or tsunami. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:52:04 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/project_to_focus_on_risk_of_volcanoes_in_auckland A major research project is underway to improve the understanding of the vulnerability of the Auckland region to volcanic eruptions. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:08:40 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/a_continent_on_the_move A magnificent new book on earth science in New Zealand went on sale in bookstores recently. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:01:01 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/earthquake_faulting_research_helps_assess_seismic_risk NIWA scientists have discovered there is no connection between major fault lines in the North and South islands through central Cook Strait – meaning that an earthquake fault rupture may be contained to one island if it occurred. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:22:52 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/what_makes_alpine_fault_tick A group of New Zealand and international scientists are to drill into the Alpine Fault on the West Coast of the South Island, to learn about earthquakes and how the fault operates. Tue, 20 May 2008 04:51:18 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/new_gauge_part_of_tsunami_monitoring_network A sea-level gauge installed at the Port of Tauranga this week will form part of a national network of gauges for monitoring tsunamis. Sat, 10 May 2008 02:32:12 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/borehole_instrument_boosts_earthquake_monitoring_in_auckland A new borehole earthquake recorder installed by GNS Science will boost earthquake and volcano monitoring capability in the Auckland region. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:08:56 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/huge_undersea_landslide_discovered_in_cook_strait Undersea mapping by NIWA scientists has revealed detail of massive rock movements less than 15 km from Wellington Airport. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:34:14 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/exploring_nz_s_undersea_treasures Modern-day explorers use high-tech equipment to explore earth's last great frontier - the ocean floor. Join GNS Science's Cornel de Ronde in this fascinating Australian TV documentary as he explains the discovery of huge submarine volcanoes, weird marine creatures, and large mineral deposits on New Zealand's seafloor. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:48:59 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/nz_and_german_researchers_look_to_the_long_term Earth scientists from Germany and New Zealand are looking to build a long-term partnership that will bring economic and environmental benefits to New Zealand. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:21:43 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/otago_coastline_biggest_tsunami_risk The Otago coastline is more likely to be affected by a tsunami generated close to home rather than one from afar, according to new research. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:06:45 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/fault_line_s_movement_studied A gash has been opened up across the Alpine Fault, but the split has been made by geologists and not nature. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:50:06 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/young_river_landslide_biggest_in_16_years Geologists have found that the Young River landslide in Mt Aspiring National Park is the biggest landslide in New Zealand since the top fell off Mount Cook in 1991. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:20:36 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/scientists_to_take_close_look_at_fiordland_aftershocks GNS Science Seismologists plan to install portable instruments in Fiordland later this week to record aftershocks in the wake of today’s magnitude 6.7 quake west of Milford Sound. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:10:26 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/nz_fossils_dead_precious This week sees the launch of an exhibition on fossils that will tour New Zealand for the next three years. Called NZ Fossils: Dead Precious!, it showcases fossils as predictors and indicators of climate change, evolution, natural disasters, and resources such as minerals and oil and gas. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:07:39 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/whole_lot_of_shakin_going_on A string of earthquakes has jolted parts of New Zealand - but GNS Science seismologists say the activity is nothing to worry about. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:27:55 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/gns_science_wins_funding_for_three_new_science_projects Government-owned research and consultancy company GNS Science has won funding of $2.16 million from the Marsden Fund for three new science projects. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:41:10 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/nz_no_older_than_23m_years New research in the Chatham Islands suggests the whole of New Zealand's terrain was submerged about 23 million years ago, says a GNS scientist. Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:21:53 GMT http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/geology_seismology/robotic_vehicles_to_explore_offshore_volcano In a project led by GNS Science, unmanned vehicles will fly into the crater of an offshore volcano to map it and search for possible mineral deposits.