University of Auckland VGP research in the media
DEVORA
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Radio Interviews
2018
July 8: PhD candidate Ben Simons talks about his research on Yasur volcano in Vanuatu. Click here for interview with Radio New Zealand.
Newpaper Interviews and Articles
2019
August 7: PhD Candidate Ben Simons, Volcanoes blow smoke rings. Now we know how they do it.,National Geographic.
April 8: PhD Candidate Geoff Lerner, Mt Taranaki eruption impact area even larger than thought – experts, Newshub.
April 7: PhD Candidate Geoff Lerner, Why a big Mt Taranaki eruption just got more dangerous, New Zealand Herald.
February 13: PhD Candidate Geoff Lerner, Mt Taranaki’s explosive history has just been re-written. This is why it matters, New Zealand Herald.
2018
June 25: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, Experts test lava threat to Auckland utilities, Insurance News.
June 22: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, Will Auckland’s infrastructure cope in a volcanic eruption?, Insurance Business Mag.
June 21: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, Will Auckland’s underground cables cope with lava, Newsie.
June 20: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, How will Auckland cope in a volcanic eruption?, Voxy.
June 20: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, Lava impact on Auckland – EQC research project, Voxy.
June 20: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, How an Auckland blow would hit underground infrastructure, New Zealand Herald.
June 20: PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, How will Auckland’s underground cables cope with an eruption, SCOOP.
June 20: EQC Press Release/Blog, Hot or not? How will Auckland’s underground cables and pipes cope in a volcanic eruption?
May 9: Dr. Jan Lindsey and PhD Candidate Sophia Tsang, Why Hawaii’s eruption matters for volcanic Auckland, New Zealand Herald.
Also available on NewstalkZB.
May 8: GeoNet Press Release/Blog, The current eruption of Kīlauea: could it happen in Auckland?
Research Highlight Videos
PhD Candidate Mia Heinrich The Tongariro Project
PhD Candidate Geoff Lerner The Unwritten History of Mt Taranaki
First Place Winner in the 2017 On The Rocks Geological Video Contest
PhD Candidate Ben Simons Yasur: Three Months on the Volcano that Never Sleeps