ScienceNZ: Volcanoes

Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:48:24 GMT

NIWA scientists have found that a volcanic cone on Rumble III, 200km northeast of Auckland, has crumbled. Marine geologist Richard Wysoczanski said there's no doubt some of these slips can cause tsunami.

Volcanic paralysis is possible here, says GNS

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:23:39 GMT

New Zealand volcanologists are warning "volcanic paralysis" such as that which has hit Iceland could strike here.

NZ scientist eyes 'super-volcano'

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:07:01 GMT

A GNS Science geologist is worried another "super-volcano" is being created under Mount St Helens in the US.

Scientists find evidence of a recent undersea eruption

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:52:58 GMT

Scientists have returned from exploring three submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc where they found evidence of a recent large eruption at one of the volcanoes.

Expedition to seabed volcanoes

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:15:32 GMT

Scientists from GNS Science and the United States will in March spend two weeks investigating three active submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc, northeast of New Zealand.

Scholarship winner probes Central North Island

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:27:42 GMT

Volcanoes and active faults in the central North Island will be the focus for the next three years for PhD student Hannu Seebeck.

'Unusual unrest' on Ruapehu

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:24:25 GMT

Crater lake temperatures and gas on Mt Ruapehu remain stubbornly high, nine months after its last eruption, GNS Science says.

Volcano risk must be stressed, says scientist

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:24:59 GMT

Despite massive media coverage and a climber losing his leg, only a half of Ruapehu's visitors are aware of the mountain's eruption last year, a survey has found.

Exploring NZ's Undersea Treasures

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:34:14 GMT

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.

Geologists find new volcano in Auckland

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:24:17 GMT

Crown Research Institute GNS Science has helped prepare Auckland for future eruptions, as they and Auckland university colleagues discover a very rare second volcano within a volcano.

Robotic Vehicles To Explore Offshore Volcano

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:21:53 GMT

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.

'Dam-cam' films Crater Lake outburst

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:37:11 GMT

A camera installed by GNS Science near the summit of Ruapehu has captured the moment when the wall of tephra that had been holding back the Crater Lake failed, triggering the recent spectacular lahar.

Lahar researchers flooded with information

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:14:28 GMT

Researchers from GNS Science and Massey University have spent the last three days gathering a flood of data about Sunday’s spectacular lahar as part of a $1 million research programme to gather maximum scientific value from the event.

Scientists call for earthquake forecasting centre

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:59:52 GMT

Some of New Zealand’s top scientists and their overseas counterparts are pushing for the establishment of an earthquake and volcano forecasting centre.

Lahar vigilance

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:46:23 GMT

Researchers from GNS Science and Massey University’s Volcanic Risk Solutions installed a set of lahar-measuring equipment on Mount Ruapehu this week.

She's gonna blow - but not for a while!

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:51:08 GMT

Dr Hamish Campbell of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences is predicting Wanganui will eventually become a volcano.