Greywacke Bedrock - the backbone of New Zealand

Where did Aotearoa New Zealand's most common greywacke basement rock come from? A dive into the deep geological history of New Zealand will explain.

This video was supported by GNS Science's Understanding Te Riu-a-Māui / Zealandia research programme, which investigates the geology, past climate, natural resources and hazards of Aotearoa New Zealand and the surrounding ocean floor.

[pauldogon]

Love your channel and the clear way you explain things. You live on a very interesting part of the planet, lots going on.

[wolfemcgill]

Fantastic as always. If you haven't been told, you are the best geologist on the YT. And it happens you are in NZ, double fantastic. This little continent is amazing.
Cheers W

[ronmcgregor]

Brilliant, absolutely loved this overview of NZ's formation boxed into 8min, makes you realise our existence is just a speck in time.

[Kwscot]

Pleasure meeting you in Oamaru today ( and please excuse the intrusion). Would so have loved to pick your brains a bit but I guess I'll do that if (when) you come back down here on an official visit for the Geopark seminars.

[lindacarruthers]

How fortunate we are to know more about the physical history of the unique and beautiful land we love . Thank you

[alexnichol]

Where the hell was this channel when I was studying geology 20 years ago!

[muzikhed]

Captivating explanation. Fundamental knowledge for all New Zealanders. I always wondered what Greywacke was, so it can be both Sandstone and Siltstone.

[Chris.Davies]

Thank you so much. It's always great to see Zealandia's great journey!

[cristinaspinka]

The presenter is very personable.
Great stuff..thank you.

[mrhamey]

I love this so much! I became a qualified horticulturist many years ago, which allowed a new level of enjoyment when hiking. I then wanted to go "deeper" after reading about the geological history behind Castle Hill, Canterbury. It blew my mind and created a huge new curiosity. Your presentations are easy to follow and focus on the content. I'm hoping to find a walking group somewhere around Dunedin that incorporates both horticultural and geological observations. Thanks for the video!

[bbabc]

Great presentations. Very informative and easily understandable. Thank you.

[TrainLordJC]

Just found this interesting and enlightening video describing the geology of NZ and subscribed immediately. I have watched all of Nick Zentner's geology lectures on Washington state with interest and as a world traveller it pleases me to understand the amazing complexity of geologic issues of our amazing world and its natural forces. I will continue to watch and learn more. Greetings from the Train Lord in South Australia.

[ctrl]

Fantastic. Thank you for this content!

[christinedaly]

Thank you very informative great learning about our geography of nz

[kennethmcalpine]

Excellent. Concise, informative and no waffling.
Thank you.

[cingbur]

Great information, well explained. It gives me a better understanding of all plate tectonics. Thank you.

[J-CBertrand-tpbg]

I never knew the South Island used to be up against the North Island like that and migrated down. So fascinating 😀👍‼️Great job explaining.

[suzannewalker]

Thank you. This was a very clear explanation, and very interesting

[davidhussell]

Thank you very much for these fascinating accounts. You are bringing my university degree, which included geology, up to date. What a wonderful world we live on !

[BjarneLinetsky]

A very good explanation of an exceedingly complex geological region.