I N T E R N E T G A T E W A Y : G E O L O G Y

P E O P L E & O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

This page contains a number of links to New Zealand, Australian and International university geology departments, and organizations (including government departments).

New Zealand

Universities

Lincoln University
Soil, Plant and Ecological Sciences Division

Massey University
Institute of Natural Resources
School of People, Environment and Planning

University of Auckland
School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science
Geology Programme

University of Canterbury
Department of Geological Sciences
Geography Department

University of Otago
Department of Geography
Department of Geology
Department of Surveying

University of Waikato
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Geography, Tourism and Environmental Planning
Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory

Victoria University of Wellington
Institute of Geophysics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

Organizations

Department of Conservation
Promotes biodiversity conservation, historic conservation, the conservation experience, conservation partnerships and quality conservation management.

Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
Statutory authority which is responsible for about 60% of the public expenditure on research and development in New Zealand. It covers almost all fields of science, including the social sciences but excluding defence and health.

Geological Society of New Zealand
Branches in Auckland, Canterbury, Manawatu, Otago, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington

Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (IGNS)
A New Zealand Crown Research Institute (a government-owned research company offering independent scientific and technical advice), and the leading supplier of earth and nuclear scientific research and consultancy services in New Zealand

Land Information New Zealand
Established in July 1996 when the former Department of Survey and Land Information (DoSLI) was split into a government department and a commercial State Owned Enterprise (SOE), Terralink New Zealand Ltd.

MetService - Meteorological Service of New Zealand

Ministry for the Environment
Provides policy advice to the Minister and the Government that promotes sustainable management of the environment, and enables the implementation of sustainable management through the administration of environmental statutes, advocacy, education and advice.

Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
The Ministry's role is to lead the way in making New Zealand and its communities resilient to hazards and disasters.

Ministry of Economic Development : New Zealand Minerals
The Ministry's page contains information on New Zealand's mineral permitting and royalty regimes, mineral resources and operating mines, current mineral permits, and geoscience data from mineral exploration.

New Zealand Geographical Society

New Zealand Government Online
Official information about the New Zealand Government including information about New Zealand, links to Ministries and Departments, press releases, and proposed legislation.

NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

100% Pure New Zealand - Tourism: Geology and Geography of New Zealand
Provides a glimpse at the geology and geography of New Zealand, with a map of volcanoes and geothermal areas.

Royal Society of New Zealand

Australia

Universities

Australian National University
Department of Earth and Marine Sciences
Research School of Earth Sciences

Curtin University of Technology
Western Australian School of Mines
Department of Applied Geology

Flinders University
School of Earth Sciences

James Cook University
School of Earth Sciences

Macquarie University
School of Earth Sciences

Monash University
School of Geosciences

Murdoch University
Division of Science : Mineral Science Programme

Queensland University of Technology
School of Natural Resource Sciences

University of Ballarat
Geology Department - Exploration and Environmental Geology

University of Melbourne
School of Earth Sciences

University of New England
School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources Management : Earth Sciences

University of New South Wales
Department of Applied Geology
School of Mining Engineering

University of Queensland
Department of Earth Sciences

University of South Australia
School of Geoscience, Minerals and Civil Engineering

University of Sydney
School of Geosciences

University of Tasmania
School of Earth Sciences

University of Technology, Sydney
Department of Environmental Sciences

Organizations

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Bureau of Resource Sciences (Australia)

CRC LEME (Co-operative Research Centre for Landscape Evolution and Mineral Exploration)

CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining

CSIRO Petroleum Resources

Geological Society of Australia

Geoscience Australia

Institution of Australian Geographers

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Ltd

Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Co-operative education and research institution. Areas of research include geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, climatology, oceanography and meteorology.

International

Universities

International Listing
Geology departments and schools worldwide listed by the following regions : Africa and Middle East ; Caribbean and South America ; Europe ; North America ; Australia and the Pacific Rim.