As global population expands there is a proportional increase in the number of people living within areas under threat from natural hazards. A projection of trends from historical data suggests that over the course of the 21st Century global loss of life caused by earthquake-related events alone will extend into the millions. To minimise the […]
On the back of the Geosciences 2015 Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand, Prof. Tim Little from Victoria University of Wellington led a field trip to visit exposures of the Wairarapa Fault, an active, strike-slip fault in the southern North Island. This fault is attributed to the infamous magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa Earthquake of 1855 AD and was the largest seismic […]
As a kid growing up on an island in the Hauraki Gulf I was acutely aware of the complex relationship between land and sea. Exploring new, and often crumbling headlands to jump off, looking for privacy in enclosed beaches, trekking miles to find new fishing spots that wouldn’t snag all our gear, or chasing waves by […]
