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EQC rocked by quake report: Cantabrians now have 'deep mistrust' of government

EQC 'poorly prepared' for 2010 and 2011 quakes, public inquiry finds.

New Zealand to provide surveillance, funding to cyclone-hit Vanuatu

Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced $500,000 in funding to help their Government.

How will New Zealand's lockdown change Kiwis?

Will we appreciate the little things more? Will we be kinder?

Path of destruction: Tornadoes devastate Tennessee, at least 25 dead

Many were killed before they could even get out of bed, authorities said.

Audrey Young: How coronavirus will impact election

It could become an election year contest between competence and relevancy.

'I don't remember almost dying': White Island survivor learning to walk

The tour guide says she doesn't remember the "really gnarly stuff".

Focus Live: Drought-stricken upper North, while south faces further flooding

Focus Live: Auckland is set to break record for longest dry spell, while cyclone Uesi threatens more flooding for south.

Wellington would struggle for enough water to fight fires post-quake

Fire crews would struggle to access water to fight blazes after a large earthquake.

'I wouldn't be here without you:' Whakaari/White Island survivor's message of thanks

Tour guide Kelsey Waghorn has given an update on her progress from her hospital bed.

15,000 people in Napier would 'have difficulty' escaping tsunami - GNS

"Based on the modelling, 15,000 would have difficulty". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Thumbs up! White Island survivors may soon fly home to US

White Island survivors Rick Reed and Ivy Kohn Reed may soon be okay to fly home to the US.

Earthquake tests to show how to protect homes on hills

Live in a house on sloping ground? Your foundations could be at more risk in a quake.

Structural engineers and EQC carry out earthquake tests to learn more about the consequences for houses on hills.

Structural engineers and EQC carry out earthquake tests to learn more about the consequences for houses on hills. Video / Melissa Nightingale

Weak earthquake strikes west of Christchurch, with more than 600 feeling it.

Weak earthquake strikes west of Christchurch, with more than 600 feeling it.

The Taal volcano has erupted ash and smoke 15km into the air, and created chaos for locals trying to evacuate

The Taal volcano has erupted ash and smoke 15km into the air and created chaos for locals trying to evacuate. Video / AP

Focus: Doctors from Middlemore Hospital say they have ordered 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to graft on Whakaari / White Island patients

Focus: On December 11 doctors from Middlemore Hospital say they have ordered 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to graft on Whakaari / White Island patients.

White Island: Middlemore Hospital resumes elective surgeries

"This is a long-term healing process, and for many of them it will take years."

Before and after photos show Australia's devastating bushfire crisis

Idyllic towns have been transformed into apocalyptic scenes as the fires rage.