New Zealanders know by first hand experience that living on top of a plate boundary makes life unpredictable. The recent earthquake in Christchurch was just the latest example of that. I recently had the privilege of interviewing several Kiwis who had experienced first hand the power of a tsunami. Luckily for them they all escaped […]
The GNS Science website now has 10 one page Fact Sheets on the main New Zealand volcanoes. They give details of the landforms, rock types and eruption histories, with colourful images and diagrams.These are great for a school project, or to print off and take with you when you go for a tramp up one
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To have some more background information on the Rotomahana project that you can print off and have at your fingertips, go here. It answers basic questions about the purpose of the project, the technology being used, and some of the scientific questions that will be answered by the investigation. The photo shows the offical party at the Prime MInister’s
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I am in Rotorua this week visiting a number of the schools to tell the children about the Rotomahana Project. It is wonderful to witness the excitement and engagement of the kids, and the enthusiasm of the teachers helping them to learn about the unique history and geology of the local area. I have been
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Cornel de Ronde, has today been awarded the Prime Minister’s Science Media Communication Prize for 2010. Cornel is the leader of the Lake Rotomahana project, the latest amongst a host of expeditions to look for underwater hydrothermal systems. Much of his research has focussed on the submarine volcanoes of the Kermadec Arc, to the north of New
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The Waimangu Volcanic Valley has sponsored some impressive prizes for our Rotomahana Poster Competitionfor Primary and Intermediate Schools in the Rotorua.Area. First prize is for free entry to Waimangu Volcanic Valley, a guided tour and a boat trip on Lake Rotomahana for a group of thirty school children and adults. (individually this would cost $77
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If you are a teacher of year levels 1 – 8 in the Rotorua area, you may be interested in our end of year Poster Competition for schools. Our science team does not yet know what will be discovered at the bottom of Lake Rotomahana, although they have a few ideas! Why not see what your
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The media have shown a lot of interest in the research we will be doing in Lake Rotomahana. Check out the article on the Stuff website, or the one from the Daily Post, or have a look at the TVNZ news item from yesterday Monday 15th. Cornel is ‘immersed in this project’, says Radio New Zealand’s
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Cornel de Ronde is the world renowned GNS Science specialist in researching undersea volcanoes and hydrothermal activity. He has made numerous discoveries and had many adventures diving to the ocean floor in submarines of all shapes and sizes.Visitors to Wellington’s Te Papa Museum may recognise him from the “Deep Ride” submarine experience. In 1886 Mount
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Julia Becker is one of the Social Scientists at GNS Science. Her role is to understand the human response to natural hazards, and she works with other scientists and organisations to help plan for future disasters. I asked her to write a diary of her experiences of working in Christchurch in the week following the
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