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Hikurangi Subduction Zone

Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

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…

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May 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Exp 375 – Photo Journey to NZ’s Largest Fault

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.

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May 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Expeditions, Life at Sea, STEM CareersLeave a comment
Hikurangi on the move

Hikurangi on the move

HIKURANGI ON THE MOVE  The Hikurangi Plateau is currently subducting beneath the east coast of the North Island.  The Plateau…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Paleontology, Plate Tectonics, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Back to the Seamount – Site 4

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…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, History of Earth, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Piecing together the puzzle of the Hikurangi subduction zone

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….

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Caught on Camera – Squid v Squid

Caught on Camera – Squid v Squid

Our underwater camera has caught rare footage of Humboldt Squid cannibalism. This filming was taken about 900m deep in the…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Education, Expeditions, Life at SeaLeave a comment
Guest blog: Srisharan Shreedharan

Guest blog: Srisharan Shreedharan

My pathway into Geology My formal undergraduate training is in geological engineering. This included learning about everything from building tunnels…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, STEM CareersLeave a comment
Guest blog: Ake Fagereng

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…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, STEM CareersLeave a comment
Two observatories give us stereo vision inside the slow slip zone

Two observatories give us stereo vision inside the slow slip zone

http:// Click on the location icons to learn more about each site. The Google Map may not work in all…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Expeditions, Geological time, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Watch ‘Old meets New’ – how we used the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing in our high-tech subseafloor observatory

Watch ‘Old meets New’ – how we used the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing in our high-tech subseafloor observatory

Watch Patrick Fulton explain how he learnt the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing to connect the chemistry instrument (‘ososampler’) and…

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Physcial Properties, Plate TectonicsLeave a comment
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