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Christchurch remembers quake victims
The deadly quake hit at 12.51pm eight years ago today.
NZ's most mysterious quake faultline: 'Messenger from the deep' found
Wildlife never seen off the east coast of the North Island is found in faultline vents.
Floody hell: Piha's torrent of despair
Kim Kerrigan is battling to learn the fate of her property.
Scientists probe NZ's quiet, high-risk quake zones
Scientists investigating a 'hit list' of long-quiet but high-risk earthquake danger zones.
More weather-related EQC claims closer to the coast
Study finds clear trends among $300m of weather-related claims paid out by EQC since 2000.
Auckland could get just five days' warning of eruption
Aucklanders could get as little as five days' warning of a major volcanic eruption.
More than 1000 storm claims cost $7m so far
More than 1000 claims have been made to EQC this year after storms and ex-cyclones.
How an Auckland blow would hit underground infrastructure
How would lava like that devastating Hawaii affect Auckland's underground networks?
Man who sprayed acid on EQC vehicles avoids jail
Frustrated quake claimant splashed acid on EQC cars
EQC attacker finds cash to avoid jail
EQC claimant admitted battles but denied acid attack.
Disgruntled judge blasts EQC acid attacker
Raymond Carr was found guilty of squirting acid over EQC cars
Inquiry to assess where EQC quake response failed
Inquiry will look into EQC's handling of 2010 and 2011 quake claims.
EQC finds 949 claims previously unreported
EQC has commissioned KPMG to complete an independent review of data.
Send in the drones: Probing White Island's toxic plume
Scientists are using drones to go where they can't - into White Island's toxic plume.
Quake claimant on hunger strike loses 1kg a day
Man on hunger strike outside Southern Response's offices has lost 6kgs in six days.
Hundreds of people buy faulty homes in Christchurch
A court will decide who will be liable to pay for the many failed repairs on the homes.
Burglars target red-stickered Whanganui house
A large quantity of property has been stolen from a red-stickered house in Whanganui.
Minister's quake repair comments hurtful, Brownlee says
Brownlee says his government never walked away from Christchurch
Guilty verdict in EQC acid attack case
Quake claimant guilty of spraying acid over EQC cars
Drones to probe Auckland's big landslide threats
The University of Auckland will look at how land is moving on 10 slopes around the city.
Our sleeping taniwha: Hikurangi's tsunami threat
It could kill thousands, but there's much about our main geological threat we don't know.
Hikurangi tsunami warning system: Is it possible?
Could NZ have a tsunami early warning system? A visiting Japanese scientist thinks so.
Man battling EQC denies solvent attack
Man in white van allegedly throws paint stripper over EQC cars
Undiscovered volcanoes may be off BOP coast
Undiscovered volcanic features could lie hidden not far from the Bay of Plenty's coast.
No more disaster fund cash after Christchurch, Kaikoura claims
Briefings: EQC accepts mistakes made after Canterbury quakes
Quake rebuild needs momentum - MP
New quake rebuild minister stunned at amount of work still to be done seven years on.
The Big Read: Our slow-moving disaster
It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?
Homeowners take EQC to court
Lawyer seeking test ruling for first batch of buyers claiming botched EQC repairs.
Quake damage raised heart attack risk
Canterbury residents living in quake-damaged homes were at higher risk of heart attack.
Aftershock: The debacle of shoddy quake repairs
Experts believe Christchurch is sitting on a multi-billion dollar ticking time-bomb.
Editorial: More claims from the quakes
EDITORIAL: Christchurch householders deserve insurance payouts for substandard repairs.
Christchurch quake's costly aftershocks
Christchurch homeowners have lodged legal proceedings over earthquake repairs.
EQC pays out $127m in last three years
EQC pays out $127m in last three years, including almost $40m for non-quake claims.