New Zealand10 best science stories of 2014From potential taxes on sugary drinks to the ancestry of our kiwi, science has offered plenty of headlines this year.11 Dec 05:33 AM
BDBDBusiness$214m in unauthorised public spendingCosts associated with the Christchurch rebuild account for the bulk of $214 million of unauthorised public spending in the past year, according to a new review.09 Dec 02:42 AM
New ZealandSmall quake shakes lower North IslandA small earthquake shook the lower North Island this morning.05 Dec 10:16 PM
BusinessPressure goes on State Services bossPressure is mounting on State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie after it emerged he ignored advice to exclude Cera boss Roger Sutton from a press conference.23 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Other side of Sutton affair needs airingRoger Sutton attracted a large amount of public sympathy when he resigned this week.19 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLarge quake strikes North IslandA large earthquake has struck off the coast of the North Island this morning, leading some buildings in Rotorua to be evacuated.16 Nov 10:43 PM
New ZealandAlpine Fault's high temperaturesA team of scientists drilling deep into the South Island's high-risk Alpine Fault have been intrigued to encounter unusually high temperatures just several hundred metres below ground.12 Nov 02:35 AM
New ZealandCats sealed into wallsBuilders accidentally sealed a Christchurch cat into a wall of a house for two days, before sealing her again into a neighbouring house's ceiling for a week.08 Nov 01:05 AM
New ZealandEast Coast rattled by 5.3 quakeThe East Coast was rattled by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake this morning.01 Nov 07:20 PM
WorldMagnitude 2.6 quake shakes NottinghamshireNottinghamshire in England was hit by an earthquake, experts have confirmed, as social media sites were flooded with reports of a tremor.28 Oct 11:20 PM
New ZealandQuakes moving us closer to S AmericaA newly-discovered type of quake below the east coast has heaved the North Island closer to Chile - but only by the length of a pineapple lump.21 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandEarthquakes shake SouthlandTwo earthquakes have shaken western Southland tonight, including a magnitude 6.2 quake of “severe” intensity.13 Oct 06:26 AM
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
