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Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai Eruption

When we landed on Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai back in 2016, we could have never foreseen that this unknown volcano in a remote stretch of the Pacific Ocean would be the site of one of the world’s biggest eruptions since Pinatubo - and make global headlines. For ...

Into the snowmageddon – South Island Snow Storm

With 50-70cm of snow forecast to drop in a day, we headed for Christchurch and onto the Lewis Pass, with New Zealand's best storm chasing vehicle. I teamed up with fellow storm chasers Geoff Mackley and Sam James, and after carefully analyzing the weather models, we ...

Tornado rips through South Auckland

A freak tornado ripped through the suburb of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand this morning. Multiple houses have been destroyed, roofs lifted and powerlines down everywhere. Local residents explained at about 8.30am there was a huge clap of thunder, followed by roofs lifting and debris flying ...

Abseiling into the Lost World

An unbelievable adventure abseiling over 100 meters into the Lost World Cave. A friend and myself travelled to the Waitomo area of New Zealand to explore the Lost World Cave. After rigging up, we carefully abseiled over 100 meters to the cave floor. It was absolutely ...

Super blood moon and lunar eclipse

Te Kauwhata, New Zealand / May 2021 Just back from a very late one, filming the super blood moon and lunar eclipse. After a nervous week with cloud cover threatening to spoil the show, we decided to base ourselves just south of Auckland and away from ...

Another stunning neon blue show of bioluminescence

I had just sat down to relax after a long hike when my phone started buzzing. Reports from my fellow "bio hunters" came flooding in that Tindall's Beach (Auckland's Hibiscus Coast) was glowing blue. This was unusual as normally bioluminescence is only present during the ...

Hiking the Chatham Islands

We're just back from a mini expedition to the Chatham Islands (including Pitt Island), located 800 kilometres east of the South Island of New Zealand. It's about as close as we can get to an "overseas" expedition right now. The islands do feel distinctively different ...

Six hours, three quakes, three tsunami warnings

Wow, what a day here in New Zealand! At 2.27am, I was abruptly woken by a deep rolling quake that lasted over a minute. Normally, noticing such quakes in Auckland means a much larger earthquake has struck somewhere within the usual seismic hotspots of New Zealand. ...

Forecasting a bioluminescent light show

Last updated: July 2026. I often marvel when something happens that’s out of the ordinary. Being treated to blooms of bioluminescent algae which turn the ocean into a dazzling neon light show is otherworldly. Marine bioluminescence is a chemical reaction manifesting in the form of light that ...

How to see bioluminescence in the ocean

Ten years ago, I was out paddling in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand when I noticed a distinctive sparkle emitting from the ocean. I later learned that this was a microalgae that emits a bioluminescent blue glow when disturbed at night. I later witnessed ...
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