About the Author

Professor Rodney Grapes taught Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington for many years. He has published and lectured extensively in New Zealand, Germany, China and Korea, and has wide research interests in the fields of mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, geomorphology and the study of historical earthquakes. His book about the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake, Magnitude Eight Plus, was published by VUP in 2000.