Tsunami demo smashes learning barriers
2 years ago by Curious Minds
Republished from Curious Minds
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Stan’s back, and he’s more prepared than ever before
3 years ago by Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
Kiwi kids will be better prepared for emergencies thanks to a new teaching resource developed by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and EQC.
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East Coast LAB launched & LAB, National Aquarium opened
3 years ago by Helen Shea
East Coast LAB (Life at the Boundary) was officially launched at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier.
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Hikurangi plate boundary research funded!
3 years ago by Kate Boersen
Today, it was announced by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce that $6.5 million is being invested in scientific research to learn more about Hikurangi subduction earthquakes and slip behaviour...
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$20 million ocean floor “earthquake observatory”
3 years ago by Andrew Ashton
Republished from the Gisborne Herald
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The science behind the 7.1 quake and its 'unknown' risk zone
3 years ago by John Edens
Republished from Stuff
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Study shows East Coast is prone to tsunami
3 years ago by Nicola Litchfield
Q. What does this EQC-funded geological investigation on the coast 30km north of Gisborne reveal?
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Year-long seafloor scientific investigation off NZ coast to start next year
3 years ago by GNS Science
Scientists from across the world will come to New Zealand in 2017 and 2018 to participate in a series of unprecedented investigations into the seafloor using a specially designed scientific...
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Megathrust earthquakes along the East Coast
3 years ago by Bruce Hayward
Megathrust earthquakes are the largest earthquakes known to occur on Earth. Dr Bruce Hayward of Geomarine Research, Auckland, says that at least four, and possibly more, of these earthquakes were likely megathrust earthquakes produced by massive ruptures on the tectonic plate boundary that dips beneath the east coast of the...
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Hazards without disasters
3 years ago by Maria McNutt
A natural hazard need not become a human disaster if society learns and applies lessons in preparation and resilience.
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