Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. Francis Bacon

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. Galileo

New Zealand's Natural World

New Zealand bridges a very active piece of the earth. Processes mould landscapes and the hazards associated with these processes are perhaps of even greater importance and interest than the landforms they create.

Natural Hazards Centre

The Natural Hazards Centre provides New Zealanders with a single point of contact for the latest research, resources, and scientific expertise.
http://www.naturalhazards.net.nz/

Land information New Zealand

Land information New Zealand is a fantastic site to get tide information (plug in your port and date) and astronomical data (moon, planet and sun rises).
http://www.hydro.linz.govt.nz/tides/index.asp/

New Zealand Government

New Zealand government science site devoted to the latest earth rumblings.
http://www.gns.cri.nz/index.html

Where have the most recent earthquakes happened?

Find out more about the latest earth rumblings at these two sites.
http://www.geonet.org.nz/recent_quakes.html
http://www.geonet.org.nz/latest.html

Web cams

Some web cams watching our most active volcanoes.
http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcanocam.html