Auckland’s volcanic landscape

Presentations from the 16th Annual DEVORA forum 2023

If you missed out on any of these presentations or want to watch them again, all talks can now be accessed from DEVORA's Figshare page!

Presentations from the 15th Annual DEVORA forum 2022

If you missed out on any of these presentations or want to watch them again, all talks can now be accessed from DEVORA's figshare page!

New Auckland Lava Cave Discovered

Check out this recently discovered lava cave at an Auckland construction site

Te Rito cadet field trip to Te Pane-O-Mataaho / Māngere Mountain

Te Rito journalism cadets join DEVORA scientists on an exploration of Te Pane-O-Mataaho / Māngere Mountain

Auckland’s Volcanoes: Their fiery secrets and how we’re prepared

Have you ever wondered about the volcanoes our city is built upon and how we are making sure we’re prepared?

Funding to study earthquakes in the Auckland Volcanic Field using Auckland’s fibre network

Researchers will soon start using Auckland’s fibre network to study smaller earthquakes that could help to detect volcanic activity under the city

Presentations from the 14th annual DEVORA forum 2021

Missed out on the presentations from last years DEVORA forum, or want to watch them again? You can now access them all from DEVORAs figshare page

Buried treasure dating confirms Maungawhau / Mt Eden Eruption Age

A continuous record of the last 200kyr of palaeoclimates in Onepoto Basin.

Läuchli et al (2021) have discovered Onepoto Basin potentially contains the longest temporal lake sediment record from the Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF). Check out this paper here.

New Research: A new fault in Auckland – The Motukaraka Fault, Beachlands

Auckland lies upon many buried fault lines, and Gasston et al. (2021) has uncovered a new fault- the Motukaraka Fault.