More than 100 Hawke's Bay claims had been lodged with the EQC after the Kaikoura earthquake.

He lost his partner, his home and is sore all over after the weekend's devastating earthquake in the northeastern South Island.

"If in doubt, get professional advice from an engineer or a surveyor," is the advice for homeowners affected by the quakes.

EQC chairman Maarten Wevers has defended building repairs in Christchurch in response to a petition for a royal commission.

Earthquake Commission chief executive Ian Simpson, who led the organisation through the aftermath of Canterbury earthquakes, has quit the role.

Researchers get grant to find out how much notice there will be if volcano field becomes active.

The Earthquake Commission has spent $68 million on travel-related costs in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 Christchurch earthquake.

What makes Christchurch worse is this is a city and a project that you would not have thought in your wildest dreams they would be sloppy with.

Government has outlined the changes it wants to make to insurance cover after natural disasters, including a doubling of the cap on building cover to $200,000.

The first draft of quake-proof law was an over-reaction, but the revised version is practical and affordable.

Insurers may face higher costs over the Canterbury earthquake after several firms recently increased estimates for the final bill, according to the Reserve Bank.

The Government's earthquake authority has welcomed an insurer's call for a system overhaul after the Canterbury earthquakes.

The four years since the Christchurch earthquake is more than enough time for a discussion about New Zealand's system of disaster insurance.

The government review of the Earthquake Commission's funding and policy structures is leaving global reinsurers uncertain as they try to assess the risk profile posed by natural disasters in New....

The State Services Commission moves in mysterious ways, but none so perplexing as this week's weirdness surrounding the resignation of Roger Sutton as chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake....

A Christchurch landlord who falsified earthquake repair claims - even using her cat's name to sign a forged invoice - has offered to repay all the stolen money.

Editorial: It is easy to sympathise with Local Govt NZ's misgivings about Labour's plan to take EQC levies off insurance premiums and add them to rates bills.

Homeowners and landlords could see hundreds of dollars added to their rates bills under Labour proposals for a sweeping overhaul of the disaster insurance regime.

A 24-year-old Christchurch woman is facing criminal charges in relation to the misuse of vehicles belonging to the Earthquake Commission.

Easing reinsurance costs and big profits in the industry mean homeowners' premiums should come down, says Consumer NZ, but the Insurance Council says other factors mean that is unlikely.

The Earthquake Commission is two-thirds of the way through repairing houses damaged by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes in a contract managed by Fletcher Building.

A joint report by the Chief Ombudsman and the Privacy Commission is scathing of how EQC has dragged its feet over information requests from quake homeowners.

An EQC customer satisfaction survey has been cleared of deliberately excluding thousands of unhappy claimants after an independent review.

A Christchurch couple are not entitled to a "windfall payment" over their red zoned house, according to a judgement released today.