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Sid Miller: Ten years of change since the Darfield earthquake

Comment: EQC has handled nearly half a million claims from the Canterbury earthquake.

Darfield quake's shaky legacy: 15,830 aftershocks and counting

Nearly 16,000 aftershocks later, 2010's Darfield quake is still teaching us lessons.

'Quite the wobble': Strong quake rattles top of South Island, lower North Island

The strong 5.7 magnitude quake struck 10km west of St Arnaud, southwest of Nelson.

'I'm just exhausted': Ten-year Chch quake insurance battle not over

There's no end in sight for some Canterbury earthquake insurance claimants.

Comment: Why I wouldn't buy an apartment in Wellington

Would be owners face high insurance premiums and the inexact science of quake engineering.

Earthquake assessments delayed due to market uncertainty

New guidelines issued after partial collapse of Statistics House have proven confusing.

Government commits to all EQC inquiry recommendations, legislation will change

Grant Robertson says no community should live through botched repairs & years of trauma.

Auckland quake: Aftershocks possible, expert warns

Many were woken by a rare - but weak - earthquake in the early hours of this morning.

Rare shake: Weak 5.2 earthquake wakes Auckland, rocks Coromandel, BOP

The earthquake struck about 120km offshore from Whangamatā.

Earthquakes in Rotorua: 'You can hear them rumbling'

Rotorua has been hit by a number of small earthquakes early this morning.

Quake sensor system trial to identity building safety

The network will help identify which buildings are safe to occupy after an earthquake.

The Quiet Earth: How Covid-19 hushed the planet - and the seismic consequences

A lockdown-induced "anthropause" could teach us more about previously hidden quakes.

Alaska earthquake, 7.8 magnitude, sparks tsunami warning

The quake hit at a depth of just 10km.

Mayor, councillor bury the hatchet over library spat

Battle of the legal letters ends and put down to a 'series of misunderstandings'.

'Very strong' 6.9 earthquake hits near Papua New Guinea, tsunami alert lifted

An earlier tsunami warning for the country's northern coast has now been lifted.

$57m funding boost to upgrade NZ's fire stations

Twenty-six fire stations earmarked for major facelifts.

A big California quake just got 'a little likelier'

New York Times: Increased possibility of a major quake on the San Andreas Fault.

It is one of NZ's most iconic buildings. Why its future looks shaky.

Owners have $42,000 in fund for quake strengthening but it's going to cost at least $11m.