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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

DEVORA in Schools: Outreach

DEVORA outreach in the community.

New Research: Scientists examine evacuation timelines for future Auckland volcanic eruptions

DEVORA scientists are working to understand how long it might take for people to move out of harm’s way ahead of a future eruption of the Auckland Volcanic Field. Check out this new research lead by DEVORA PhD Candidate Alec Wild to find out how long it would take !

KIWI TALKZ interview with Prof Jan Lindsay

Check out this 55 min discussion between Volcanologist Jan and Youtube KIWITALKZ.

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.

New Research: Land use and economic recovery in Auckland post volcanic eruption simulations

Check out this new open access research article published by University of Auckland and Market Economics researchers simulating post-eruption recovery pathways in Auckland. This work considers both physical consequences and socio-economic and planning implications.