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Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Kepler Capital Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Genus plc (GNS)
Kepler Capital analyst Patrick Roquas maintained a Buy rating on Genus plc (GNS – Research Report) on June 2 and set a price target of p2,075.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at p1,968.00. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Roquas is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.0% and a 49.01% success rate. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Genus plc with a p1,962.50 average price target. GNS market cap is currently £1.31B and has a P/E ratio of -327.87. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 22 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of GNS in relation to earlier this year.
Scoop
29-05-2025
- Science
- Scoop
Bioshields Could Help Slow Tsunami Flow
GNS Science - Latest News [Page 1] Lead researcher and GNS Tsunami Scientist Jean Roger said the study findings are expected to help local governments, planners, environmental agencies and infrastructure managers make informed decisions about natural environment management and natural ... More >> GNS-Led Voyage To Hunga Volcano Returns With New Insights Into 2022 Eruption Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:53 am | GNS Science Scientists are now much closer to understanding what triggered the most violent volcanic eruption in more than a hundred years thanks to the return of a successful month-long expedition to Hunga volcano (Tonga) led by GNS Science. More >> Ancient Polar Sea Reptile Is The Oldest Ever Found In The Southern Hemisphere Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 9:37 am | GNS Science An Early Triassic Nothosaur fossil vertebra, from about 246 million years ago, discovered in New Zealand has upended long-standing hypotheses on how, when and from where nothosaurs and other early sea-going reptiles dispersed around the globe. More >> New Guidance Encourages Planners Not To Let Landslide Risk Reduction Opportunities Slip By Monday, 29 January 2024, 11:42 am | GNS Science Today GNS Science has released new land-use planning guidance to manage and reduce the risks of landslides. The Landslide Planning Guidance: Reducing Landslide Risk through Land-Use Planning strongly encourages landslide risk to be considered early ... More >> GNS Science Is Expecting Many Thousands Of Landslides Because Of Cyclone Gabrielle Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 1:37 pm | GNS Science Landslides are a national hazard, responsible for taking lives and costing New Zealand around $300M a year. GNS Science provides some advice to New Zealanders about how they can stay safe during extreme weather events, and how they can help. ... More >> Revised Earthquake Hazard Model Helps Aotearoa New Zealand Increase Resilience Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 6:25 am | GNS Science Aotearoa New Zealand's updated National Seismic Hazard Model estimates the likelihood of future earthquake shaking hazard to have increased throughout most of the country, ranging from almost no change to more than doubling in some areas. On average, results ... More >> New Zealand Partnership Increases Geothermal Presence In Japan Thursday, 21 April 2022, 3:48 pm | GNS Science GNS Science and Geo40 have today announced a geothermal coalition which will see them establish a physical presence in Tokyo. The move to open an office in Japan demonstrates the strength of New Zealand's expertise in the geothermal space, and ... More >> DART Network Proves Invaluable In Assessing Tsunami Threat Following The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Eruption Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 5:34 pm | GNS Science Aotearoa New Zealand's network of DART buoys proved vital over the weekend as tsunami experts raced to analyse the tsunami threat to our coastlines following a large, explosive eruption at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga. DART (Deep-ocean ... More >> GNS Science Conduct Trench Work On Rauoterangi Fault Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 12:01 pm | GNS Science GNS Science has conducted a geotechnical study on the Rauoterangi Fault in Feilding in the hope to carbon date the fault line and analyse the risk it poses. The study has been fully funded by the Earthquake Commission Kōmihana Rūwhenua (EQC), with ... More >> Ground-breaking Climate Change Collaboration Awarded PM's Science Prize Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 4:42 pm | GNS Science Dr Richard Levy and Dr Nancy Bertler at the Ice Core Facility, GNS Science GNS Science is proud to be part of the Melting Ice & Rising Seas Team that has been awarded the Prime Minister's Science Prize. The project is a ground-breaking ... More >> Revised Hazard Posters For Mt Ruapehu 2020 Friday, 12 June 2020, 11:52 am | GNS Science Ruapehu is an incredible winter playground, and as mountain users prepare for the 2020 season a revised set of hazard posters will help them know how to keep themselves safe on the volcano. The key message remains the same: Ruapehu is an active ... More >> Government's Support For Science Sector Crucial For NZ's Recovery – GNS Science Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 2:23 pm | GNS Science Science and innovation will play a crucial role in New Zealand's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and GNS Science welcomes today's announcement of additional support for the sector. Research, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Megan Woods ... More >> International Recognition For GNS Science's Research Output Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 2:48 pm | GNS Science Cutting edge research and high-impact partnerships have cemented GNS Science's position as a thought leader in earth and environmental sciences, recognised in the annual Nature Index . In the 2020 Index , published this month, GNS Science is ranked ... More >> GNS Science Continues To Monitor NZ's Geological Hazards During COVID-19 Crisis Monday, 23 March 2020, 12:27 pm | GNS Science New Zealand's four geohazard perils – earthquake, volcano, landslide and tsunami – are still being continuously monitored despite the COVID-19 pandemic, GNS Science says. GNS Science is taking a precautionary approach to protect the health of its ... More >> Moving Mountains On The Ocean Floor May Hold Key To East Coast Earthquakes Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 1:14 pm | GNS Science Earthquakes and slow slip events may be influenced by mountains on the ocean floor, or 'seamounts', according to new research co-authored by GNS Science. A paper published today in Nature Geoscience magazine found that seamounts can have ... More >> Shallow magma driving volcanic activity at Whakaari Friday, 13 December 2019, 1:37 pm | GNS Science Volcano monitoring data from Whakaari/White Island indicates a shallow body of magma is present and eruption risk continues, GNS Science experts say. Since Monday's tragic events there has been no further eruptive activity at Whakaari/White Island. ... More >> GNS Science maps show risk levels at White Island still high Thursday, 12 December 2019, 5:02 pm | GNS Science Risk assessment maps released by GNS Science (dated 02 and 12 December 2019) show the crater floor of Whakaari/White Island is still a high-risk area, with a further eruption looking increasingly likely. The maps were released at a National Emergency ... More >> Risk of Whakaari/White Island eruption remains high Thursday, 12 December 2019, 11:17 am | GNS Science The risk of further eruptions at Whakaari/White Island is unchanged and remains high, GNS Science experts say. More >>
RNZ News
14-05-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Chairs, board members named for new science mergers
Shane Reti. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi NIWA and GNS Science's chairs have been named to lead two of the new research institutes created by merging or scrapping their current ones. The government in January confirmed its reform plans to merge the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science) with the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) - which is also acquiring the MetService as a subsidiary. Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti confirmed on Wednesday that when those organisations form the new Institute for Earth Science from July, it would be chaired by David Smol - who currently holds that role at GNS. The new IES board will also include: Barry Harris, who chairs NIWA, will move to the new Institute of Bioeconomy Science formed from the merger of AgResearch, Plant and Food Research, Scion and Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. The rest of the IBS new board: The current Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) is being rebranded as the Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science, with the current board and chair Sarah Young and remaining. The reforms also disestablish Callaghan Innovation, and will set up a fourth new public research organisation focused on advanced technologies like AI, synthetic biology and quantum computing. The new Institute for Earth Science would be chaired by David Smol. Photo: GNS Science Dr Reti said the government was moving swiftly to implement its reforms, which "are about unlocking the full potential of science to deliver stronger economic growth and greater resilience for New Zealand". "Critically, the new research organisations will have a strong commercial focus, with a mandate to translate science into real-world outcomes and commercial success. It's not enough to have great science - we need that science to power start-ups, lift productivity, and create jobs. This is about turning research into results for New Zealand's economy," he said. Dr Reti said Harris and Smol brought "outstanding leadership and deep sector experience" and he was confident they would help deliver a system that was more connected and commercially focused, and "better aligned with the needs of our nation". After the reforms were announced, the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) said that while the merging of CRIs was a good idea in principle, it had been cherry-picked from the Science System Advisory Group first report led by Sir Peter Gluckman - with many other recommendations ignored. NZAS co-president Lucy Stewart said the changes did not seem well thought through, considering Sir Peter's report warned that maintaining the science workforce should be a priority for maintaining the overall science system, and the changes were too focused on commercialisation. Others also warned of a lack of funding commitments for new research. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Climate
- NZ Herald
Whakaari activity disrupts Tauranga flights, now back to normal
'On Sunday morning, with a light wind, the plume reached high elevations, making the volcanic activity appear stronger. None of these plumes had the potential for ash to fall on the Bay of Plenty coastline,' Lamb said. GNS, through the Geonet programme, provided up-to-date information about ash potentially falling on the ground. MetService, via the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, was responsible for providing advisories about the presence of ash in the air for aircraft. 'This activity resulted in the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre issuing an advisory causing flights to be cancelled in and out of Tauranga,' Lamb said. 'The steam and gas plume are typical behaviour for Whakaari/White Island and consistent with what we'd expect to see at Volcanic Alert Level 3 and Aviation Colour Code Orange. 'These levels acknowledge the current level of activity but also reflect the degree of uncertainty about the level of unrest due to the current lack of consistent, usable real-time monitoring data – volcanic activity could escalate with little or no warning.' On Sunday afternoon, the Tauranga region experienced a light easterly from about 1pm. This changed to a light southwesterly overnight and was expected to change to a light westerly by Monday evening, according to the MetService forecast. 'We do not expect there to be ashfall on the Bay of Plenty coastline, but during northerly or easterly wind conditions, locals might notice a sulphur odour caused by the minor ash load in the steam and gas plume,' Lamb said. Good information and advice about the impacts of the steam and gas plume or volcanic ash was available online at BOP Emergency Managemen t, NEMA and Health New Zealand.
Scoop
28-04-2025
- Science
- Scoop
One Tree Hill Terraces Too Steep To Weather Storm
Press Release – University of Auckland These landslides appear to be unprecedented, at least in living memory, so we thought it was worth investigating and documenting for the future, Brook says. Human modification and extreme rainfall triggered 19 landslides on pa site terraces on Maungakiekie two years ago, researchers have found. University of Auckland geologist Professor Martin Brook led a team that investigated the shallow landslides that struck Maungakiekie – One Tree Hill – in Auckland Anniversary weekend floods on 27 January 2023. 'These landslides appear to be unprecedented, at least in living memory, so we thought it was worth investigating and documenting for the future,' Brook says. The geologists found that terraces Māori built for Ngāti Awa chief Tītahi in the 1600s for a pa site that was occupied until 1822 had steepened the terrain, contributing to the landslides in 2023. All 19 landslides occurred on slopes of Maungakiekie with terracing, suggesting human modification was a key factor, Brook says. 'Māori designed the terraces well, because they lasted over 200 years, but the terraces were too steep for the amount of rainfall, which followed a very wet Summer. 'NIWA classified the storm as a one in 200-year event and the fact the terraces lasted over 200 years until that storm indicates they were right,' Brook says. Given the free-draining nature of volcanic rock beneath and around Maungakiekie, Brook says it's unlikely further landslides will occur there, unless such extreme rainfall strikes again, after weeks of wet weather. Keeping grazing animals away from existing landslides and planting shrubs and grasses like vetiver on the maunga could help reduce the risk of future slips. Larger trees can be blown over in strong winds, increasing the chances of landslides, Brook says. The January 2023 storm caused $2.2 billion of damage, making it New Zealand's costliest non-earthquake event ever, until Cyclone Gabrielle wiped out that record two weeks later. On 27 January 2023, Auckland was inundated with more than 280mm of rain in 24hours and 211mm in sixhours during the storm. Slips also occurred on Mt Hobson and Mt Albert that weekend. Four people died in the storm, one from a landslide in Remuera. Brook says more than 600 people have been killed by non-seismic landslides in New Zealand since 1843, more than from any other natural hazard. Large parts of New Zealand are at risk from landslides, he says. 'Much of the Auckland area is at high or moderate risk from landslides, according to a GNS (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences) report. 'The risk increases when people clear-fell trees or build retaining walls that don't meet the requirements of the building code, so they don't have proper drainage behind them. 'If people let spouting on their roofs run down a slope, rather than going into the reticulated drainage system, that's another risk factor,' Brook says.
