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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 ...

Secret locations and phenomena in Auckland

Over the past couple of years, I have combed through almost every stretch of the Auckland Region in search of some truly remarkable locations and phenomena. Places that Aucklander’s would never believe are in their own backyard.  It’s been a journey stretching thousands of kilometres on ...

Ruapehu shows ongoing signs of unrest

Last week, Geonet raised Ruapehu's Volcanic Alert Level to Level 2. A new crater lake heating phase has begun, accompanied by strong volcanic seismicity. Ruapehu typically undergoes heating and cooling cycles, reaching upwards of 40°C before cooling to below 20°C. This pattern is not unusual. ...

Chasing Cyclone Dovi

On February 8th, Tropical Cyclone 11P developed into a Cat 1 (Australian Scale) near Vanuatu and was named Dovi. After causing flooding and landslides in Vanuatu, Dovi began its march southwards, impacting New Caledonia. On February 10th, it was upgraded to a Cat 3. With ...

Ambrym Reawakens

Breaking news today - Ambrym Volcano (Vanuatu) has erupted. On Dec 15 2018, a large eruptive episode brought about the destruction of the famed lava lakes of Ambrym (Benbow and Marum). The prominent glows from each crater turned to darkness and all was silent. What was ...

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Images & Video

Much of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic island has been destroyed as a result of the Jan 15 eruption. Extreme Pursuit landed on the island back in 2016 during an expedition to Tonga. We have decided to publish our entire library of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai images and ...
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