Story: Geological exploration All images & media From page 1 – Early European exploration Early profile of Poverty Bay Haururu Falls Dieffenbach’s account of New Zealand Richard Owen and Dinornis giganteus From page 2 – The search for gold and minerals Hochstetter sketching Hochstetter’s travels in the North Island (1st of 2) Hochstetter’s travels near Nelson (2nd of 2) Geological map of Nelson Province Rangitīkei River Haast Pass Hector’s field notes Hector’s first map of New Zealand From page 3 – The New Zealand Geological Survey, 1865–1892 Colonial Museum staff Early Geological Survey map The Hope Fault Otago School of Mines Coromandel School of Mines Geology at Waitaki Boys High School From page 4 – Mapping, volcanoes and geophysics: 1900–1965 Heaphy hut (1st of 2) Waihī camp (2nd of 2) Instructions to field staff Field work in the 1930s (1st of 3) Camp cook (2nd of 3) Plotting equipment (3rd of 3) Field camp, Mt Ruapehu The Alpine Fault Norbert Modriniak, pioneer geophysicist Early geophysical survey (1st of 2) Geophysical explosion (2nd of 2) From page 5 – Studying the sea floor and earthquakes Leaders in geophysics and oceanography Surveying the sea floor Drilling for oil Oil platform, Taranaki Seismic station, Denniston (1st of 2) Monitoring earthquakes (2nd of 2) From page 6 – Plate tectonics and other advances David Christoffel, geophysicist Plate tectonic model Monitoring seismic activity Protecting geological features Philippa Black (1st of 3) Julie Palmer (2nd of 3) Heather Nicholson and Jocelyn Campbell (3rd of 3) Earth science degrees
