Date: 30 January – 2 February 2026
Leader: Andrew La Croix
This field trip offers a diverse geological journey through Aotearoa’s dynamic landscapes on Taranaki Peninsula. The four-day trip immerses participants in the striking geology of the region, where volcanic peaks, rugged coastlines, and ancient sedimentary strata converge. From Tongapōrutu’s sea stacks to the towering slopes of Mt Taranaki, participants will explore the forces that have shaped the landscape, exploring a geological history that spans from the Miocene to present. The trip will look at diverse sedimentary strata from volcaniclastics in mountainous rivers to deposits that accumulated in deep water. Each day’s discoveries build toward a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between tectonics, sedimentation, and coastal processes.
Active Geomorphology from Marlborough to Canterbury – How Faults, Landslides and Sediment Cascades have Shaped Contrasting Landscapes
Date: 31 January – 1 February 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $500 – $600 per person
Lacustrine sedimentation – ancient rift fill tectonic control on alternating lacustrine and coal
Date: 31 Jan – 4 Feb 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $1,000 per person
In the Shadow of Mt. Taranaki: Miocene to Recent Deposits from Rivers to the Deep Sea
Date: 30 January – 2 February 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $700 per person
Chatham Islands
Date: 31 January – 7 February 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $6,500 per person
Distal sedimentation from large-volume silicic eruptions in a regression-dominated marine environment
Date: 22 – 23 January 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $410 to $460 per person
Volcano-sedimentary processes around New Zealand’s active andesite and rhyolite volcanoes
Date: 21 – 25 January 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $1,100 to $1,200 per person
Sedimentation on an Evolving Margin
Date: 22 – 24 January 2026
Cost ($NZD inc 15% GST): Approx $770 to $850 per person