Recent news
The following links provide recent hazard related press releases from NIWA and GNS Science. Information on recent hazard events can also be found in the Hazard event news section.
27 July 2007: Robotic vehicles to explore offshore volcano
8 June 2007: Snow and ice minitoring network records first snowfall
1 June 2007: NIWA's snow and ice monitoring network
12 April 2007: State-of-the-art climate research centre opens
10 April 2007: IPCC identifies climate change impacts and vulnerability for New Zealand
10 April 2007: Climate change challenge for small islands in the Pacific
7 April 2007: Climate change impacts alrady happening, says report
5 April 2007: Gizo tsunami recorded in New Zealand
2 April 2007: The El Nino event of the latter half of 2006 has now ended
27 March 2007: GNS Dam-cam films crater lake outburst
22 March 2007: Lahar researchers capture flood of information
19 March 2007: Increased hydrothermal activity possible at Crater Lake
2 March 2007: Steady progress in quake monitoring since Edgecumbe quake
16 February 2007: Scientists call for earthquake forecasting centre in NZ
22 February 2007: Hauraki Gulf earthquake shakes up Aucklanders
13 February 2007: Laser measurements show erosion rate of Ruapehu crater dam
9 February 2007: Scientists gather valuable information on gas hydrates
12 January 2007: Researchers install lahar measuring equipment at Ruapehu crater lake
11 January 2007: Scientists find Orakei Volcano is much older than previously thought
For press releases prior to 2007 please refer to either the NIWA or GNS Science media archives.