New ZealandVolcanic unrest: More than 80 earthquakes recorded under Lake Taupō in three weeksAccording to GeoNet, earthquake swarms are common in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.20 May 09:00 PM
PoliticsLive: Finance Minister pitches Budget to business leaders"Scramble" to keep ahead of challenges, but recession not imminent, economist says.20 May 02:35 AM
New ZealandAnalysis: Government moves quickly to commit to Hutt Hospital's futureHealth Minister to meet with local leaders tonight after building deemed earthquake-prone.18 May 05:30 AM
New ZealandMultimillion-dollar maternity upgrade paused after building deemed quake-proneThe second phase of a $9.47m project to improve maternity care is located in the building.17 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Shake, shake, shake': Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits WellingtonThe earthquake was 25km west of Paraparaumu on the Kāpiti Coast.14 May 08:30 PM
New ZealandAlpine Fault: What scientists are learning about NZ's big quake-makerNewly-installed seismometers are offering fresh insights into our big-risk Alpine Fault.01 May 12:27 AM
New ZealandMeridian building latest office block deemed potentially earthquake-proneThe award-winning green building was constructed in 2007 on Wellington's waterfront.28 Apr 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside the mind of engineers: How a building went from quake-prone to notA second opinion meant a Wellington pool no longer needed millions to be spent on it.27 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHow hidden seismic cues could tip off the next big blowCould hidden seismic signals be the key to predicting New Zealand's next big eruption?20 Apr 09:00 AM
WorldMagnitude 5.8 earthquake in VanuatuA magnitude 5.8 earthquake has reportedly struck Vanuatu.17 Apr 08:41 AM
EnvironmentVolcanic unrest elevated at Mt Ruapehu as scientists monitor tremorsMt Ruapehu has been subject to elevated tremors for weeks, but eruption not expected.12 Apr 03:21 AM
New ZealandMajor earthquake strikes off the coast of New CaledoniaThere is currently no tsunami threat to New Zealand.30 Mar 09:24 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTonga eruption and the Kiwi scientist: What we know about the big blastNZ volcanologist arrives in Tonga to help reconstruct January's monster eruption.20 Mar 04:09 AM
WorldShallow 6.2 quake rocks Tonga, Fiji regionThe quake is the latest natural seismic event to hit the region.27 Jan 08:06 AM
New ZealandAndroid earthquake alert system praised for accuracy after large quake strikes near Taranaki Alert arrived before 5.8 magnitude Taranaki quake struck at 11.49pm on Wednesday.13 Jan 01:50 AM
New ZealandSubduction secrets: What triggers 'megathrust' earthquakes?In one of the wildest corners of the planet, a quake-making subduction zone is being born.12 Jan 01:08 AM
New ZealandA thousand IRD staff to remain displaced for most of the yearA plan is in place to earthquake strengthen Wellington's largest single office building.11 Jan 03:15 AM
New ZealandScientists working to detect seismic risk below North IslandScientists to deploy 20 ocean-bottom seismometers to the Hikurangi Subduction Zone.11 Jan 02:14 AM
New ZealandUS lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new detailsThe 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandSmall earthquake off Whangārei, but nobody seems to have felt itMagnitude 2.5 earthquake happened off Whangārei on Monday28 Dec 02:17 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: New Zealand's most popular Google searches in 2021What were Kiwis searching for this year?26 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandWellington City Council wins landmark appeal to take possession of quake-prone buildingsCouncil can now undertake seismic work and charge the cost back to the building owners.15 Dec 12:30 AM
WorldIndonesia lifts tsunami alert after powerful undersea earthquakeA magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island today.14 Dec 06:30 AM
New ZealandA slow-burning quake is unfolding beneath KāpitiA 'slow' quake is unfolding deep below Kāpiti as giant slab becomes 'unstuck' from plate.11 Dec 11:56 PM
New ZealandCouncil in the dark over hundreds of potentially deadly buildingsOnly 40 per cent of earthquake-prone building owners responded to a council survey.07 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandResearch pinpoints why capital fared so badly in Kaikōura earthquakeSeveral buildings in Wellington were demolished in the aftermath of the earthquake.01 Dec 09:53 PM
New ZealandSilent mystery: Can slow-burning quakes cause NZ eruptions?Mysterious, "slow-slip" quakes may be having a hidden influence on NZ volcanic activity.27 Nov 09:01 PM
New ZealandWhat makes our quakes? Scientists to reveal NZ's seismic secretsAround 15,000 quakes are recorded in NZ every year. What more can we learn about them?14 Nov 02:19 AM
New ZealandJosh Lindsay: How the Kaikōura quake changed insurance foreverSunday marks five years since the 2016 earthquake.11 Nov 09:40 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters' 2014 defamation case raises 'very serious constitutional issues'Ex-NZ First leader wins review of case which raised issues of parliamentary privilege.31 Oct 11:26 PM
New ZealandAlpine Fault: Tiny tremors may tell us much about quake maker's next ruptureTremors too small to be felt may help us learn more about Alpine Fault's next "big one".30 Oct 11:33 PM
New ZealandMinisters warned confusing engineering guidelines 'indefensible' in big earthquakePartial collapse of Statistics House in Wellington leaves building owners at a crossroads.27 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand5.9 quake rocks central North Island, felt in South IslandThe quake has been felt as far north as Auckland, and Christchurch in the South Island.21 Oct 10:00 PM
New ZealandWellington's Freyberg Pool potentially earthquake-proneGenerations of Wellingtonians have learned to swim at the landmark building.19 Oct 03:00 AM
