Our coast and river research investigates the natural processes operating on the landscape, across a range of temporal and spatial scales.
Hōparatia | ExploreWe consider the origin and evolution of life, island adaptation to climate change, and the use of proxy records for studying paleoenvironments.
Hōparatia | ExploreOur research covers the breadth of hazards and disasters, from their physical processes to the ability of people and communities to respond.
Hōparatia | ExploreOcean covers over 95% of the New Zealand territory, making it an ideal place to research issues of marine geoscience.
Hōparatia | ExploreForest ecosystems face a wide range of threats. We seek to understand issues such as deforestation, pathogens and climate change.
Hōparatia | ExploreWe explore the many environmental, social, cultural and political challenges confronting Pacific nations.
Hōparatia | ExploreOur research has an ethical and methodological approach to activist and community-based inquiry, advocacy and representation.
Hōparatia | ExploreMovement is central to human existence. We study the changing nature of population dynamics and mobility and their impact on wellbeing.
Hōparatia | ExploreWe research the Pacific’s diverse tectonic settings and natural resources, with projects that span the fundamental and applied Earth sciences.
Hōparatia | ExploreOur research addresses the biophysical systems that operate in urban areas and the role that humans play in driving these processes.
Hōparatia | ExploreWe consider the many lived experiences of social spaces, inequality and social difference and the potential for progressive change in the worlds we inhabit.
Hōparatia | ExploreNew Zealand’s volcanic environment makes it an ideal natural laboratory for research into magmatic systems.
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