Hazard event news
The following links provide press releases or other sources of information from NIWA and GNS Science on recent hazard events. Other hazard related news from NIWA and GNS Science can be found in the recent news section.
17 August 2007: Peru tsunami detected by sea level gauges along the eastern seaboard of New Zealand
8 June 2007: Snow and ice minitoring network records first snowfall
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
22 February 2007: Hauraki Gulf earthquake shakes up Aucklanders
23 November 2006: Tsunami from Russian far east hit New Zealand
21 September 2006: Higher risk or tropical cyclones near and east of the Date line
31 July 2006: NZ engineers study tsunami damage in Java
4 July 2006: NIWA says snow storm was exceptional south of Rakaia
24 March 2006: Magma implicated in Raoul eruption, Scientists say
22 March 2006: Signs of increased pressure at Raoul, Volcanologist says
1 January 2006: More than a quake a day makes 2005 average - Seismologist says
For press releases on hazard events prior to 2006 please refer to either the NIWA or GNS Science media archives