New ZealandWhite Island: Toll climbs as two more patients die in hospitalEight dead and a further nine are still missing, presumed dead.11 Dec 06:07 PM
New ZealandLive: White Island - another victim named as seven Aussies among nine missingFears remain that efforts to retrieve bodies from White Island will be delayed.11 Dec 04:54 AM
New ZealandWhite Island eruption: GeoNet reports 'volcanic tremor has significantly increased'GeoNet's monitoring equipment continues to function and is providing data on the volcano.10 Dec 09:51 PM
New ZealandWhite Island eruption: 'It looked like a bomb had gone off'"All I could think was, if it can do that to metal, what can it do to human skin?"10 Dec 07:15 PM
New ZealandHero pilot's mercy dash: 'We took care of our own business'The pilot has revealed the "horrific" scenes he found in the aftermath of the eruption.10 Dec 06:46 PM
New ZealandWhite Island eruption: Missing mother alive but severely burnedAdelaide woman Lisa Hosking located in a Hamilton hospital, suffering from severe burns.10 Dec 08:36 AM
New Zealand'Very unfair' – Police Minister rejects White Island/ Pike River comparisonNash rejects claims authorities' response to the eruption was comparable to Pike River09 Dec 10:35 PM
New Zealand'Beautiful but deadly': NZ's ever-present volcanic riskHome to a dozen volcanoes under regular watch, NZ's risk of eruption is ever-present.09 Dec 10:33 PM
New ZealandAnatomy of an eruption: Why White Island blew without warningYesterday's blow would've given people on White Island as little as seconds of warning.09 Dec 09:45 PM
New ZealandThe alert level was raised. So why were tourists allowed on volcano?Questions being asked over why tourists were allowed at White Island amid elevated risk.09 Dec 09:30 PM
New Zealand'Pike River all over again': Devastated families want access to islandFormer Whakatane mayor has slammed the health and safety regulations.09 Dec 07:42 PM
New Zealand'Come home to us': Family pray for second Kiwi feared killedOne woman's awful wait for news at the Whakatāne Wharf.09 Dec 07:13 PM
New ZealandWatch: Rescue chopper footage reveals eruption devastationWestpac Rescue Helicopter footage shows an island coated in ash.09 Dec 06:03 PM
New ZealandShort, sharp 3.5 jolt rattles New PlymouthNew Plymouth residents have been shaken by a short, sharp earthquake this morning.23 Oct 08:30 PM
New ZealandEarthquake swarm in Northern Hawke's BayMore than 60 earthquakes have been recorded in the Wairoa District.06 Oct 08:31 PM
New ZealandCapital shakes: Thousands report 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Wellington regionThe earthquake occurred at a depth of around 25km, within 5km of Porirua.22 Sep 10:07 AM
New ZealandMagnitude 5.2 earthquake reported near TurangiGeoNet recorded the moderate earthquake just after 7pm this evening.04 Sep 06:40 AM
New ZealandMt Ruapehu's summit lake heating upThe last time Ruapehu erupted was on September 25, 2007.26 Aug 05:03 AM
New ZealandRevealed: The spot that marks the true centre of New ZealandIt turns out there's an exact middle of Middle Earth. Artist Billy Apple just marked it.20 Apr 11:22 PM
New ZealandA look inside our geohazards monitoring centreNew centre already helping us better monitor earthquakes - and could save lives.03 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Stuck' fault zone could unleash big quakeA large locked-up North Island fault zone could unleash bottled-up energy in a big quake.04 Dec 01:40 AM
New ZealandSimmering White Island sports new crater lakeCalmer conditions on White Island has allowed scientists to explore newly-formed features.23 Aug 05:52 AM
New ZealandScientists struggle to gauge fault's threat to DunedinOne of the closest active faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily.27 Apr 02:09 AM
New ZealandIncredible new submarine volcanoesKiwi scientists have helped discover new volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean.23 Apr 04:40 AM
New ZealandKaikoura quake force: 400 atomic bombsThe 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake triggered the most violent shaking ever seen in New Zealand.09 Apr 07:33 PM
New ZealandLead fumes in urban centres pose riskA study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.29 Mar 02:55 AM
New ZealandWhat's driving Taupo's earthquakes?Scientists have put a recent spate of Central North Island quakes down to long-term tectonic "stretching" rather than worrying volcanic activity.08 Mar 10:02 PM
New ZealandWatch: Drones spy on NZ volcanoesKiwi scientists could soon have a new way to safely get an up-close look at erupting volcanoes: send in the drone.09 Feb 05:21 AM
New Zealand5.1 jolt a 'classic' aftershock - scientistThere was nothing unusual about the late-night 5.1 quake that shook Marlborough and the lower North Island on Wednesday, says a scientist.02 Feb 02:38 AM
New ZealandCould earthquake trigger 'The Big One'?International scientists have claimed the 7.8 Kaikoura quake has raised the potential threat of another large NZ event - but a Kiwi scientist says that's unlikely.01 Feb 03:33 AM
New ZealandKiwi discovers huge undersea eruptionA Kiwi scientist has unexpectedly discovered what appears to be a huge undersea volcanic eruption near the main island of Tonga.31 Jan 03:42 AM
New ZealandNZ's hottest island as never seen beforeScientists have found an intriguing new way to peer into the fiery belly of New Zealand's hottest island.24 Jan 01:40 AM
New ZealandDanger revealed from quake-made damsINTERACTIVE: Dams created by landslides in this month's 7.8 quake have been pin-pointed on a detailed new map created by GNS Science and Environment Canterbury.29 Nov 10:18 PM
New ZealandRotorua explosions: What lies beneath?The spectacular eruption of a geyser near the shores of Lake Rotorua comes as scientists are discovering new insights into the city's famous geothermal backdrop.29 Nov 04:18 AM
