Welcome to Te Pū Ao
Welcome to
Te Pū Ao
A message from the Chair and Chief Executive
This is GNS Science’s new digital magazine Te Pū Ao.
In the video, GNS Science Chair Nicola Crauford and Chief Executive Ian Simpson introduce this new magazine and reflect on 2020.
For every article you read, GNS Science will donate on your behalf to The Wonder Project, a free school programme designed to get young Kiwis excited about science, technology, engineering and maths. Please click the button at the bottom of each article to donate.
INVISIBLE NATURAL FORCES AT WORK
Natural Hazards and Risk
New tsunami detection technology
Aotearoa New Zealand will get improved warning of tsunami from the Southwest Pacific thanks to a network of deep ocean tsunami sensors.
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Natural Hazards and Risk
Mission critical quake data
A two-year project to revise the National Seismic Hazard Model involves more than 50 scientists and engineers locally and internationally.
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LAND AND MARINE GEOSCIENCE
Galvanising community action
High-impact research into Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest and most active fault – the Hikurangi subduction zone – is helping community preparedness.
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Ask an Expert videos prove popular
During the COVID-19 lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand, GeoNet asked the public for questions they have always wanted to know the answers to – about earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunami.
Then in their homes, in one to two-minute video chats, our experts answered their questions. A total of 38 videos were produced.
What areas are most susceptible to landslides?
Why can I hear the rumble of an earthquake, what makes the noise?
How do we know when a volcano is dormant?
Why do we always worry about tsunami when they only cause small waves in New Zealand?
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Mapping aquifers from the air
Experts are taking to the air to map underground freshwater in Aotearoa New Zealand’s biggest ever aquifer mapping project.
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ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Beneath the Antarctic ice
Increasing understanding of how the Antarctic’s ice behaved in previous warm periods will lead to better estimates of sea level rise and its impact.
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LAND AND MARINE GEOSCIENCE
Restoring Hokianga Harbour
Local communities are keen to restore and regenerate the harbour’s mauri (life force) and GNS Science is helping achieve them this goal.
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ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
PM’s Science Prize awarded
GNS Science is part of the team awarded the 2019 PM’s Science Prize for work tackling links between climate change, Antarctic ice melt and sea level rise.
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Art meets science in an intriguing collaboration
This year GNS Science hosted visiting US glass artist and Fulbright scholar Anna Lehner. A glass sculpture called Shifting Foundations resulted from the connection.
POWERING UP
ENERGY FUTURES
Unlocking green hydrogen
With many countries hungry for low-emission energy solutions, green hydrogen is a compelling option which GNS Science is investigating.
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ENERGY FUTURES
Deep geothermal’s potential
The key to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 may lie several kilometres below our feet with deep geothermal resources.
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Science working for New Zealand
The eight members of Science New Zealand proudly work individually and collectively alongside the rest of government to create a more prosperous, sustainable and innovative New Zealand.