Earthquake
6.2 quake off Santo, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 35 kilometres east of Santo in Vanuatu early this morning.
Remembering the Murchison quake whilst preparing for the next big one
Three elderly survivors of the deadly Murchison earthquake were among the crowds gathered today to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the disaster. As the fallout from 1929 was remembered today… Video, Audio
Murchison 1929 earthquake: Survivors and descendants remember
It was 90 years ago today the small township of Murchison, between Nelson and the West Coast, was torn apart by New Zealand's third-deadliest earthquake on record. Video
Canterbury quake insurance tribunal launched
The government has officially launched its Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal to help homeowners resolve long-standing insurance battles.
South Island communities preparing for Alpine Fault quake
An earthquake felt across the lower South Island over the weekend has reignited calls to prepare for the big Alpine Fault quake. As Logan Church reports, communities are coming up with creative ways… Video, Audio
Quake-hit East New Britain still seeking help for flooding
Around three hundred people on Papua New Guinea's Duke of York group are without homes after their houses were destroyed in last week's magnitude 7.5 earthquake. The quake has affected thousands in… Audio
Wellington council acts over quake-prone building
The Wellington City Council says it has run out of patience with a building owner who has not strengthened a central city building, six years after the deadline for the work to be done.
Japan hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck east of Japan's island of Honshu on Thursday, the United States Geological Service says.
5.2 magnitude quake hits Fiordland overnight
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck in Fiordland.
85 quakes follow slow-slip event off East Coast
Eighty-five small earthquakes have been detected off Gisborne and the Mahia Peninsula since Monday - all triggered by a major slow-slip event, according to scientists. Our reporter Sarah Robson spoke… Audio
Resilience in tourism. Lessons learned from Kaikoura
Post Kaikoura's 2016 quake how is the tourism sector recovering? Lincoln University's Joanna Fountain tells Kathryn Ryan that a need to improve food networks in the days and weeks following the quake… Audio, Gallery
Our Changing World for 7 March 2019
We've a story about bull kelp and earthquake uplift for Seaweek, and we meet some volunteer kakapo helpers. Audio
Nana and the Napier Earthquake
Isobel was 14-and-a-half when the Napier earthquake hit. Decades later, her grand-daughter interviewed her about it for a school project. Audio
The retired archaeologist who digs hardy animals
Retired archaeologist Michael Trotter has a real soft spot for rare-breed animals, in particular dun Dexter cattle and Arapawa goats. He has a small herd of each at his rural property at Tuahiwi in… Audio
Magnitude 3.8 quake felt in parts of Christchurch
A small earthquake was felt in many parts of Christchurch around 3.15pm today.
CTV designer fights attempt to investigate him
CTV designer Alan Reay is appealing a High Court decision which would have cleared the way for his professional body to investigate his supervision of the design of the CTV building, which collapsed… Audio
Two earthquakes confuse quake monitoring system
Two earthquakes at once shake New Zealand, confusing the earthquake monitoring system.
Wellington's Reading cinema closes after earthquake report
The large Reading Cinemas complex on Courtenay Place has closed until further notice following an independent engineers' report.
Magnitude 6.9 quake hits off south Philippines
An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude has struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck the Indonesian province of Papua
The magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Papua struck as Vanuata was experiencing a swarm of quakes about magnitude 5.