In this free talk, illustrated with maps and scenic images, Nick Mortimer will explain the special origins of our local continent Te Riu-a-Māui/Zealandia as part of the supercontinent of Gondwana. What are continents and supercontinents and why do they break up and collide?
This story of our Gondwana origins is told in the older greywacke and schist rocks of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark.
Venue: To allow for appropriate social distancing under the Red Traffic Light rules, the location has changed to the Scottish Hall, 10 Tyne Street, Oamaru.
For more information: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2022/a-story-through-time-gondwana-zealandia-waitaki/oamaru
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Read about Zealandia – the submerged continent and January 2020 newly published research explained how two violent tectonic events shaped the Zealandia continent and also why this continent is so different to others.
The article New Zealand’s unique ecology looks at how our unique ecosystems have developed and you can watch an animation of the continents forming and breaking apart as the tectonic plates move. We also have more about plate tectonics and continental drift.
