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Category Archives: Outdoors with nature
Wilding pines march across the Wakatipu landscape
The Wakatipu Basin, with Queenstown as its main town and Arrowtown a secondary town, is a key location for the war between wilding pines and humans. On the human side, the war is led by the Department of Conservation (DOC), … Continue reading
The High Country is a battle ground
There is an ongoing battle between conservationists and farmers over the future of high-country farming. Groups with recreation interests are also involved in the fight. For much of the last 20 years, the rules of the battle have largely been … Continue reading
High Country Tenure and Quiet Enjoyment
The New Zealand high country has been undergoing remarkable changes in land tenure over the last 20 years. Much of the marginal pastoral land has moved into the conservation estate, and much of the better pastoral land has shifted from … Continue reading
Posted in Land and water, Outdoors with nature, The High Country
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Land Use and Vegetation on the Christchurch Port Hills
The recent disastrous fires on the Christchurch Port Hills give cause for thought as to the best land use on these slopes. It seems that no-one foresaw a fire event of this magnitude. With different wind patterns it could have … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Land and water, Outdoors with nature, Uncategorized
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Fire and Devastation on the Christchurch Port Hills
Between 13 and 16 February 2017, the Christchurch Port Hills suffered devastating fires unlike anything ever seen there before. As I write this on 21 February, the mopping up operations continue. The fire is now apparently well under control, but … Continue reading
Posted in Fire, Outdoors with nature, Uncategorized
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Understanding the Christchurch Earthquake of 22 Feb 2011: magnitude, location and impact
Last September, those of us who live in Christchurch experienced a 7.1 earthquake. Since then, we have referred to that as ‘the big one’, confident that we would never again experience anything similar. In that September quake, there were no lives … Continue reading
Posted in Canterbury Earthquake, Outdoors with nature
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Canterbury Earthquake: Aftershock Locations
The map below was sent to me by my colleague Lawrence Hill from the Agricultural Management and Property Department at Lincoln University. The map was constructed by Lawrence on 7 September 2010. The axes are latitude and longitude. The map … Continue reading
Posted in Canterbury Earthquake, Outdoors with nature
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Nature at Work: Liquefaction, Boils, Carbuncles, Aquifers and Silt Volcanoes
In previous posts at https://keithwoodford.wordpress.com about the Canterbury earthquake, I have been trying to compare what we have been seeing on the flats at the western base of Banks Peninsula, where the ancient volcanic peninsula butts up against the shingle plains, with what … Continue reading
Canterbury Earthquake: Rockfalls on Banks Peninsula
Our home is on the lower slopes of the Port Hills, which form the northeastern side of Banks Peninsula. The shock waves from the September 4 earthquake travelled about 30km across the sedimentary shingles of the Canterbury Plains before striking … Continue reading
Nature at Work: More on Silt Volcanoes
Today (Tuesday 7 September) I have been trying to increase my understanding of where the silt volcanoes have been forming, and perhaps some reasons why. My first insight for the day came when I realised that the surface water in the … Continue reading
Posted in Canterbury Earthquake, Outdoors with nature
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