Geology

Victoria University geologists are drilling deep into the ground on a remote sheep station in the Whanganui Basin to study past changes in sea levels. Audio

Dr Graham Pearson of the University of Alberta has got his hands on a real rough diamond. It comes from about 500kms underground and is only worth about $20, but provides priceless evidence of a… Audio

Volcanologists have been drilling deep into Rangitoto Island's lava to piece together its eruption history Audio

Volcanologists have been drilling deep into Rangitoto Island's lava to piece together its eruption history Audio

A team of University of Canterbury geologists, led by Mark Quigley, explores the region's tectonic history Audio

From erosion to earthquakes with geologist and paleontologist Dr Hamish Campbell from GNS Sciences. Tonight, how the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki were formed. Audio

White terraces discovered on floor of Lake Rotomahana.

Seismic blasts across a tectonic plate boundary in the Wairarapa will help understand locked plates Audio

Geologist and paleontologist at GNS Science Hamish Campbell discusses the geology behind the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

Dr Hamish Campbell, geologist and GNS scientist, discusses the formation of the Canterbury plains. Audio

Palaeontologist Dallas Mildenhall explains how plant DNA, fossils and pollen can trace New Zealand's geological history. Audio

A biologist and geologist combine efforts to figure out how rivers changed course in the past. Audio

Veronika Meduna joins a geology field party to travel along the Wairarapa fault line 150 years after the 1855 earthquake. Audio

Dr Hamish Campbell, Geological and Nuclear Sciences/Te Papa, discusses a number of exciting earth science research projects: the age of New Zealand's oldest rocks, the origin of New Zealand's oldest… Audio