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The 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and the sewage outfall diversion have had profound impacts on the Heathcote-Avon Estuary Audio

Volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data with mini-seismometers and their home computers Audio

Seismologist Bill Stephenson explains why soft soils are often severely affected by earthquake shaking Audio

University of Canterbury geologist Mark Quigley recalls his personal experience of the Canterbury earthquakes Audio

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

Peter Malin plays the sound of an earthquake to a group of visiting scientists and outlines research into geothermal energy Audio

Simon Cox was part of the GNS Science 'Rapid Response' team that flew in to assess the effects of the earthquake in July. Audio

Volcanologists Jan Lindsay and Graham Leonard explain a research project that aims to determine volcanic risk in Auckland. Audio

New directions in geohazard research and engineering Audio

Veronika Meduna talks to geologists about the future risk of big earthquakes in the Wellington region. Audio

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