Measuring surface heat flow at the Hikurangi Trough is key toward characterizing the local thermal regime and the influence of thermally sensitive processes such as fluid flow and slow slip. Marine heat flow data were collected during May– June 2015 in the northern Hikurangi Trough at sites seaward and landward...
Active faults in the Kaikoura region include the Hope,
Kekerengu, and Fidget Faults, and the newly discovered
Jordan Thrust, Fyffe, and Kowhai Faults. Ages of faulted
alluvial terraces along the Hope Fault and the Jordan
Thrust were estimated using radiocarbon-calibrated
weathering-rind measurements on graywacke clasts. Within
the study area, the...
Over the next quarter century there will be about
an eight-fold increase in the volume of wood harvested
annually from New Zealand's steep terrain radiata pine
plantations. With the move to steeper terrain it is
expected that there will be a trend towards considerably
smaller landings. With smaller landings final...
The critically endangered Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) and the endangered Hector's dolphin (C. h. hectori) are endemic to the coastal waters of New Zealand, where their primary threat is fisheries-related mortality. The Maui's dolphin is among the most critically endangered cetaceans in the world, with its remnant population primarily...
Sustainable management of planted forests requires maintenance of soil function
to promote 1) root growth; 2) storage and cycling of water and nutrients; 3) optimal gas
exchange; and 4) biological activity. Soil quality measurements can be used to monitor
short- and long-term changes in these soil functions, allowing managers to...
Tourism has become an important factor in Oregon's and
New Zealand's economies. Both destinations are trying to
attract even more tourists. However, many other destinations
are also competing for a bigger share of the tourism market.
Tourism itself is a multi-faceted phenomenon and the travel
destination decision is of some...