RadioNZ: Research to unearth more about Alpine Fault
The first of two planned boreholes into the Alpine Fault has been completed. The longest active fault in New Zealand, the research (being spearheaded by CRI GNS Science) aims to better understand the...
View ArticleNZ Herald: Map faults before rebuild – geologist
Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about advice from a geologist saying that the faults underlying the Canterbury Plains need to be understood and mapped before the rebuilding of...
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New fault line discovered in Wellington Harbour
A previously unknown fault in Wellington Harbour has been discovered, but scientists say it is unlikely to increase the capital’s known risk of earthquake damage. Credit: Aiden Wojtas (Flickr) The...
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Kiwi scientists discover how Earth’s plates move
New Zealand researchers have developed the clearest picture yet of what happens at the base of tectonic plates and how they move across Earth’s surface in a study published in Nature today. Credit:...
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