Multimillion-dollar maternity upgrade paused after building deemed quake-prone
The second phase of a $9.47m project to improve maternity care is located in the building.
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Newly-installed seismometers are offering fresh insights into our big-risk Alpine Fault.
Meridian building latest office block deemed potentially earthquake-prone
The award-winning green building was constructed in 2007 on Wellington's waterfront.
Inside the mind of engineers: How a building went from quake-prone to not
A second opinion meant a Wellington pool no longer needed millions to be spent on it.
How hidden seismic cues could tip off the next big blow
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Volcanic unrest elevated at Mt Ruapehu as scientists monitor tremors
Mt Ruapehu has been subject to elevated tremors for weeks, but eruption not expected.
Major earthquake strikes off the coast of New Caledonia
There is currently no tsunami threat to New Zealand.
Tonga eruption and the Kiwi scientist: What we know about the big blast
NZ volcanologist arrives in Tonga to help reconstruct January's monster eruption.
Shallow 6.2 quake rocks Tonga, Fiji region
The quake is the latest natural seismic event to hit the region.
Android earthquake alert system praised for accuracy after large quake strikes near Taranaki
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Subduction secrets: What triggers 'megathrust' earthquakes?
In one of the wildest corners of the planet, a quake-making subduction zone is being born.
A thousand IRD staff to remain displaced for most of the year
A plan is in place to earthquake strengthen Wellington's largest single office building.
Scientists working to detect seismic risk below North Island
Scientists to deploy 20 ocean-bottom seismometers to the Hikurangi Subduction Zone.
US lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new details
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Small earthquake off Whangārei, but nobody seems to have felt it
Magnitude 2.5 earthquake happened off Whangārei on Monday
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Wellington City Council wins landmark appeal to take possession of quake-prone buildings
Council can now undertake seismic work and charge the cost back to the building owners.
Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after powerful undersea earthquake
A magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island today.
A slow-burning quake is unfolding beneath Kāpiti
A 'slow' quake is unfolding deep below Kāpiti as giant slab becomes 'unstuck' from plate.
Council in the dark over hundreds of potentially deadly buildings
Only 40 per cent of earthquake-prone building owners responded to a council survey.
Research pinpoints why capital fared so badly in Kaikōura earthquake
Several buildings in Wellington were demolished in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Silent mystery: Can slow-burning quakes cause NZ eruptions?
Mysterious, "slow-slip" quakes may be having a hidden influence on NZ volcanic activity.
What makes our quakes? Scientists to reveal NZ's seismic secrets
Around 15,000 quakes are recorded in NZ every year. What more can we learn about them?
Josh Lindsay: How the Kaikōura quake changed insurance forever
Sunday marks five years since the 2016 earthquake.
Winston Peters' 2014 defamation case raises 'very serious constitutional issues'
Ex-NZ First leader wins review of case which raised issues of parliamentary privilege.
Alpine Fault: Tiny tremors may tell us much about quake maker's next rupture
Tremors too small to be felt may help us learn more about Alpine Fault's next "big one".
Ministers warned confusing engineering guidelines 'indefensible' in big earthquake
Partial collapse of Statistics House in Wellington leaves building owners at a crossroads.
5.9 quake rocks central North Island, felt in South Island
The quake has been felt as far north as Auckland, and Christchurch in the South Island.
Wellington's Freyberg Pool potentially earthquake-prone
Generations of Wellingtonians have learned to swim at the landmark building.
Sneak peek inside the Wellington Central Library
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11 dead after earthquake in Pakistan, more deaths feared
The death toll was expected to rise, officials search through the remote mountainous area.
Revealed: Detail that prevented disaster in Melbourne quake
Historic earthquake triggered sweeping evacuations of office buildings in Melbourne.