New ZealandQuake shakes North Island's east coastA strong quake has shaken the lower east coast of the North Island this morning.06 Oct 11:18 PM
New ZealandScientists drill into Alpine FaultA team of 100 scientists and engineers has begun drilling a 1.3km-deep borehole into the Alpine Fault to gather information about the inner workings of the fault line.06 Oct 02:18 AM
New ZealandQuake shakes lower North IslandA magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the lower North Island around 2.30am this morning.22 Sep 09:03 PM
New ZealandEarthquake rattles the Wanganui regionA moderate earthquake rattled the Wanganui region today. The 3.9 magnitude tremor hit at 7.28am, GNS Science said.16 Sep 08:00 PM
New ZealandTip of Dunedin's quake iceberg releasedA register of Dunedin's earthquake-prone buildings has been made public for the first time, but it is likely to represent only the tip of the iceberg, the Dunedin City Council says.16 Sep 07:50 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Port takeover bid raises important issuesPolitics playing a big part in questions raised by council offer.13 Sep 03:09 AM
New ZealandModerate quake rattles Tararua DistrictA moderate earthquake rattled the Tararua District today.05 Sep 11:14 PM
New ZealandA bucket list to avoidFour years ago today, Cantabrians were tossed out of their beds at 4.35am.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCTV collapse: Families hope for justiceFamilies of the 115 people killed in the CTV building collapse during the 2011 Canterbury quake are hopeful justice will be served by a criminal investigation.02 Sep 08:15 AM
New ZealandWhite Island quakes typical - GeoNetA spate of small earthquakes around White Island today is not unusual and is nothing to worry about, seismologist John Ristau says.28 Aug 01:53 AM
New ZealandCouple falsely told quake house was safe"Whatever we pointed out - he said, 'no that's historical." A Christchurch couple say an EQC engineer who assessed their house falsely told them it was safe.27 Aug 12:00 AM
WorldQuake of 6.0 has California on edgeThe most powerful earthquake to strike California for 25 years has heightened fears that the state may soon face a "mega-quake" with a strength exceeding 7.5.25 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessQuake payout tops $3.3bNew Zealand's biggest general insurer has paid out more than $3.3 billion for Canterbury earthquakes damage and settled 58 per cent of claims.19 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch praised in NYT travel listThe New York Times has named Christchurch as the second of 52 places in the world to visit this year.10 Aug 11:19 PM
WorldJapan lashed by storm, rocked by quakeA tropical storm was moving out into the Sea of Japan last night after lashing the country with rain and winds, leaving one person dead and more than 50 injured.10 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMillions to fix quake-prone buildingsLindsay Jones has no desire to knock down his 129-year-old church at the top of Queen St. But as things stand, the senior pastor and his congregation can't afford to keep it open either.08 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandChurch stunned by $8m quake upgradeOnly 10 years ago members of the congregation at St Benedict's Catholic church in inner-city Auckland raised about $2 million to lovingly restore their Victorian red brick church.08 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessLandlord lashes out at quake lawHeritage building owners are struggling financially, unable to upgrade their places, breaching banking covenants and forced to sell properties cheaply, says a landlord.28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSeries of quakes strike lower North IslandFeeling rattled? A series of earthquakes have shaken the lower North Island this morning.24 Jul 10:32 PM
New ZealandDesigner's life 'will never be the same'A heartfelt apology has been issued to the families of the CTV Building collapse victims by the structural engineer who designed it.14 Jul 05:38 AM
OpinionEditorial: Quake levy as part of rates a no-brainerEditorial: It is easy to sympathise with Local Govt NZ's misgivings about Labour's plan to take EQC levies off insurance premiums and add them to rates bills.11 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLabour proposes big shake up for EQCLabour is proposing a sweeping overhaul of New Zealand's disaster insurance regime including shifting EQC levies from insurance premiums 09 Jul 04:17 AM
OpinionDoes this look like a ruin?Jim Anderton asks: 'Take a good look at the Cathedral as it still stands today, (taken from a helicopter on June 7, 2014), and ask yourself does this look like a ruin to you?'08 Jul 09:30 PM
New Zealand6.3 quake strikes off Kermadec IslandsA magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck off the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, this morning.03 Jul 08:42 PM
