Two weather events of note are in progress at the moment,   Cyclone Iggy,  off the West Australian coast (Below)

 and what looks to be a decent rain event for the South Island West Coast on Tuesday and Wednesday (below)

Rena breaks in half in storm and half the ship has now sunk

 Rena ship disaster, Tauranga NZ

Bad weather across much of New Zealand  Dec 30-31 2011 / Jan 01 2012 

Severe weather event - Nelson / Marlborough / South Island West Coast 14-15 Dec 2011

Over 500mm fell in some areas.. state of emergency declared...

West Coast flood event  22 / 23 Nov 2011 - click for the photo page

RIP Phil Cotter  "shags"  who died on Friday 26 August 2011 when his helicopter crashed while working on Malakula Island in Vanuatu. Phil has

 been involved in every expedition we have made to Vanuatu for the last 14 years and was a truly brilliant pilot. His loss will be greatly missed.

Click here for more photos and video of Phil

Marum Volcano expedition, June 2011, Ambrym , Vanuatu 

 

The Greatest Show on Earth  !  Marum Volcano, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, Sept 2010 Expedition

A link to the CH7 Australia story on our 2010 Ambrym Expedition that played recently

Japan earthquake and tsunami  11 March  2011

Click on any photo to go to the full Japan quake and tsunami photo gallery

 Other Recent events

22 Feb  2011    Christchurch earthquake  New Zealand

***Now updated with full photo gallery***

Amazing video as 2 fishing vessels brave the flooded Greymouth River bar

and severe weather hits NZ's South Island west coast - Click to view

Solar powered railway trolley tested before being taken overseas to abandoned railways