Earthquake
New travel magazine set to showcase our own backyard
Newly-launched magazine Scout is set to showcase the beauty and brilliance of Aotearoa, and at the helm is editor Sarah-Kate Lynch - who was the travel editor for NZ Woman's Day before Bauer shut it… Audio
A decade of earthquakes
Ten years after the Darfield earthquake, three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on a decade of big earthquakes and what we've learnt from them. Audio
Our Changing World for 3 September 2020
Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury. Audio
Philanthropic Kiwi couple giving away more than $50 million
By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio
Earthquake design: beyond code
Casa Adelante, a breakthrough building in San Francisco, is showing it doesn't have to cost a fortune to build resilient housing that keeps functioning in a big earthquake. Audio
Why aren't we encouraging more rain water harvesting?
With water restrictions being placed on Auckland and Northland due to drought, should urban dwellers be storing rainwater for irrigation and non-potable use when the weather gets dry? Audio
Big quake rattles lower north island
A strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake centred near Levin rattled people right across the lower North Island this morning.
RNZ's reporter Katie Scotcher spoke to Māni Dunlop from Foxton in Horowhenua. Audio
Coronavirus Recovery: Lessons From the Christchurch Quakes
New Zealand could emerge from level-4 lockdown next week and set off down the slow, uncertain road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Peter Griffin looks at what we can learn from previous… Audio
What we do during an earthquake & why it matters
Official advice in an earthquake quake is to 'drop, cover, hold.' But is this what we actually do? And what happens if we do something else? Audio
Our Changing World for 20 February 2020
Social scientist David Johnston investigates the way people behave during and after earthquakes, and what the consequences of their behaviour is. Audio
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto, religion, and his fans
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson's has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. He joined Jim Mora to discuss his… Audio
Finance minister calls out the insurance industry over uninsurables
Finance minister warns the insurance industry they have a duty of care to soceity to not create a class of uninsurables. Audio
Hundreds of New Zealanders down with Big Shake Out
Hundreds of thousands of people signed up to take part in the country's earthquake drill - the Big ShakeOut.
The annual event, took place in homes, businesses and schools across the country at 1.30… Video, Audio
The two Samoas, 10 years on from the tsunami
It's been 10 years since the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated much of the south coast of the two Samoas and Tonga's northern most islands. Audio
Wellington shaken by magnitude 4 quake
Wellington has been shaken by a magnitude 4 earthquake which struck just before 10pm.
Rugby World Cup playing role in reviving tsunami-hit city
Kiwi rugby coach Scott Pierce is part of an incredible revival happening in the Japanese city of Kamaishi, which was devastated by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in 2011. Audio
What is Southern Response costing taxpayers?
Southern Response could be costing taxpayers upwards of $300 million following a court judgement that found it acted in a misleading and deceptive way. So who is responsible for the costly actions of… Video, Audio
Disappointment as Bishop decides to demolish Chch cathedral
Christchurch's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was set to be repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes, but the new Bishop Paul Martin has decided it's too expensive and has decided to rebuild closer… Video, Audio
US correspondent David Smith - diplomatic row with UK
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith talks to Kathryn about a rare diplomatic row between the US and the UK. Audio
California jolted by 6.4 earthquake
Southern California has been jolted by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years. The 6.4-magnitude quake touched off fires, damaged buildings and forced the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town… Video, Audio