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Our purpose is to undertake research that enhances our understanding of geological and Earth system processes and increases Aotearoa New Zealand’s resilience to natural hazards and climate change.
We aim to drive innovation and growth that ensure risk, the environment and our natural resources are sustainably managed for a cleaner, safer, more prosperous future.
Uia mai koe ki ahau, “He aha te mea nui o te ao?” Māku e kī atu, “He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.”
If you were to ask me, “What is the most important thing in the world?” My reply will be, “It is people, it is people, it is people.”
The rise and fall of our coastline has a direct impact on local sea level. Measuring this movement is not as simple as it sounds. GNS Science found a way, creating our first map of vertical land movement.
This project addresses the major research question of how heat, magma and metals are transferred within the crust in the New Zealand region.
The Groundwater Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) programme is developing advanced hydrogeological maps, methods and models to support sustainable and economic use of Aotearoa New Zealand’s groundwater resources. These maps and models will be a first for New Zealand.
The global ocean overturning circulation transports heat, salt, and carbon between the low and high latitude oceans, and between the surface and the deep ocean.
