Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future
Looking to the past to inform the future – historical events on the Hikurangi subduction zone New Zealand’s geological setting…
Exp 375 – Photo Journey to NZ’s Largest Fault
Watch photo highlights of Expedition 375 to the Hikurangi Subduction Zone – New Zealand’s largest fault.
Back to the Seamount – Site 4
If you are having trouble viewing the interactive Google map above please try switching your browser to Chrome. We are…
Piecing together the puzzle of the Hikurangi subduction zone
Expedition 375 is part of a much larger research effort to piece together the story of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone….
Guest blog: Srisharan Shreedharan
My pathway into Geology My formal undergraduate training is in geological engineering. This included learning about everything from building tunnels…
Guest blog: Ake Fagereng
I’m sailing on this expedition as a structural geologist, and as such my main interest is in how rocks deform…
Seamounts – are they an important piece of the slow slip puzzle?
As we mentioned in our last blog, Site U1520 sits at the base of TÅ«ranganui Knoll. This is an isolated…
The observatory is like a Russian Doll
The stages of installing New Zealand’s first observatory To gain a window into this previously inaccessible environment, we are taking…
GUEST BLOG: Robert Harris – Petrophysics (Physical Properties) Specialist
I’m participating on IODP Expedition #375 as a physical properties and downhole tools specialist. My primary interest is in the…
Hearing the creaks and groans of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
What is special about the northern Hikurangi Subduction Zone? Subduction Zones are where two tectonic plates collide, and one of…