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Beginning with a remarkable recording of an eyewitness recalling the Mt Tarawera eruption of 1886, the programme looks at what would happen in Auckland if a volcano were to erupt. The conclusions of… Audio

The first of a two-part interview with Mr A J Parks - who in 1886 was a 17-year-old timber mill worker at Rotoiti - recalling the Mt Tarawera eruption nearly 70 years after the event. DCDR73-TK7… Audio

The second of a two-part interview with Mr A J Parks - who in 1886 was a 17-year-old timber mill worker at Rotoiti - recalling the Mt Tarawera eruption nearly 70 years after the event. DCDR72 (Sound… Audio

On 25 September 1995, Mt Ruapehu began erupting. Track the dramatic news as it developed overnight, from news bulletins which begin at 11pm through to coverage on Morning Report at 6am, and during the… Audio

Snow groomer Shane Buckingham talks to Checkpoint about witnessing a lahar from the Mt Ruapehu eruption on 25 September 2007. sa-cp-070926 (Sound Archives reference) Audio

Last month a series of tremors under Auckland culminated in a devastating volcanic eruption. The explosive blast shattered windows, damaged buildings, killed and injured people in a three-kilometre… Audio

Veronika Meduna introduces a report from Todd Niall who travelled to Raoul Island part of the Kermadec Islands located 1000 km to the north of New Zealand. While on the island, he talks to GNS Science… Audio

A scientist analyses the long history of tsunamis in this country, and what people near the shore should do in the event of a tsunami like the one which struck Whitianga in 1960. The work of the… Audio

On 26 December 2004, a devastating tsunami was generated by a big earthquake off the Indonesian coast in the Indian Ocean. Eight hours after the event, the full extent of the disaster was not known… Audio

Ron Ross had over 50 years experience of working in the waters off the Coromandel Peninsula. In this extract from a Spectrum programme, he tells Jack Perkins of his adventures watching the effects of… Audio

Focusing on the massive snowstorm of 2006 which had collapsed roofs, blocked roads, felled power lines and cut communication in Canterbury, this programme hears from those involved in managing the… Audio

5pm news bulletin on 12 June 2006 about the first major snowfall of the year. Major disruption occurred all over the South Island, but Canterbury was particularly hard hit. sa-cp-06061 (Sound archives… Audio

A report and interview on the overnight evacuation of 1000 residents from Highbury and Awapuni because of the fast-rising water level. C880725A Flooding in Palmerston North (Sounds Archive reference) Audio

Of all the natural hazards affecting the country, floods have had the most impact on the biggest number of people. They're the most common and the biggest source of insurance claims in any given year… Audio

A month after a devastating flood in the Wanganui-Rangitikei area, Susan Murray visits the region, hearing from farmers, local children, and regional and government officials. A Country Life feature… Audio

A tour of the National Crisis Management Centre - otherwise known as the Beehive Bunker - to witness at first hand a civil defence training exercise opens a programme which also looks at how New… Audio

A Morning Report package by Beverley Tse about the major hazards facing New Zealand. 3 October 2007. Audio

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This programme explores what happens when earthquakes occur, looking at the science behind the study of major fault lines, and tracing the history of a catastrophic event in the Wellington-Wairarapa… Audio

On 23rd February 1855, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake - the most powerful ever recorded in New Zealand - rocked the southern part of the North Island. In this documentary, Jack Perkins explores what… Audio

Surrounded by lush Central Otago hills and paddocks, a team of researchers are laying microphones along the ground. They've got a sledgehammer poised over a steel plate and an improvised shotgun ready… Audio

Ten years after the event, Jack Perkins assembles a group of Edgecumbe residents to relive the experience, and trace its effects not only on the landscape but on their own lives. The result is a… Audio

On 24 May 1968 an earthquake hit Inangahua Junction, a tiny farming, sawmilling and coal mining community 40km east of Westport on the South Island's West Coast. The damage was severe, as 70 percent… Audio

This programme explores what happens when earthquakes occur, looking at the science behind the study of major fault lines, and tracing the history of a catastrophic event in the Wellington-Wairarapa… Audio

Of all the natural hazards affecting the country, floods have had the most impact on the biggest number of people. Audio

When The Siren Goes - focusing on the massive snowstorm of 2006 which felled power lines and cut communication in Canterbury. Audio