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Is Mount Michael really the 8th lava lake?

In 2001, satellite imagery captured a thermal anomaly deep within Mount Michael’s crater, an active basaltic stratovolcano located on Saunders Island. In 2019 new research detailed further evidence pointing towards a persistent lava lake. But up until this point, no one had managed to reach ...

Atmospheric river brings severe rainfall to the Bay of Plenty

New Zealand is being soaked by another atmospheric river, bringing severe rainfall across the Bay of Plenty Region in New Zealand. Almost 300mm fell during our chase, causing rivers to flood, surface flooding and landslides. Areas covered in these images/video include roads around Whakatane, Opotiki, ...

Expedition Vanuatu 2023

The first to descend into and explore the new volcanic cone of Ambae on Extreme Pursuit's 2023 Expedition to Vanuatu. We had a goal. Three weeks to climb four volcanoes - Yasur, Ambrym, Lopevi and Ambae and complete a world first on each. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1B8HrU14Io To pull off ...

Cyclone Gabrielle Chase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLE9eQZynE0 Generally one or two extra-tropical cyclones impact New Zealand each season. I've chased many of them around the country over the years. Most bring rainfall and heavy winds, but widespread impacted is limited. Cyclone Gabrielle was the BIG exception and was one of the deadliest ...

Auckland Anniversary Floods, 2023

As a lifelong Aucklander who has chased and documented countless storms and floods in this city, I can unequivocally say I have never experienced anything as severe as the Auckland Anniversary Floods of 2023. The day began along Tamaki Drive, where the high tide and strong ...

Expedition Iceland 2022

Iceland has always been on our bucket list, but the prospect of flying for 36 hours or more to get there from New Zealand was a daunting (and costly) prospect. We made a pact that when a volcano erupts in Iceland, we'd go. And when ...

Expedition Indonesia 2022

Three volcanoes, three unbelievable adventures. The world is reopening and our expeditions are again in full swing. It’s a great feeling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcxQopfG2k Indonesia is home to more volcanoes than any other country in the world. Better still, many of them are active. Prior to Covid we would ...

Expedition Vanuatu 2022

Spending an entire week on top of an active volcano and filming closer than ever before. Vanuatu finally announced the reopening of their borders and with that, Geoff Mackley, Justin Noonan and myself headed to Tanna Island, to spend an entire week at the top of ...

Circumnavigating the Manukau Harbour

During New Zealand's second major lockdown, Auckland was cut off from the rest of the country. We couldn’t leave its borders, but we could travel anywhere within the region. Having hiked every trail, climbed every volcano, and explored every regional park, our options were running ...
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