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.