Mt Ruapehu’s crater lake still running at record cool temps - but sudden eruption considered unlikely
Mt Ruapehu’s famous crater lake continues to run extraordinarily cool – but scientists watching the volcano remain confident a sudden eruption is unlikely. Temperatures in the ...
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Scientists discover continent that had been missing for 375 years
Most of the newfound continent is underwater and has been used as an example by geologists at the Zealand Crown Research Institute GNS Science on how something "very obvious" can take a while to ...
Wellington struck by near 6.0 earthquake
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck at 5.08am, 25km west of Wellington in the Cook Strait. The tremor was felt as far north as Auckland and down to Christchurch in the South Island. There were no ...
Magnitude-5.7 earthquake hits Wellington
Tens of thousands of Kiwis were awakened by a strong, shallow earthquake centred near Wellington this morning. The magnitude ...