Geonet describes the intensity as moderate.

Don't panic - it's only a drill, done twice a year at the change of daylight saving.

The Category One-listed complex was deemed earthquake-prone after the Christchurch quakes.

More than 300 landslides have been identified on Raoul Island since the March 5 quakes.

The plant-based restaurant is just across the road from the Prime Minister's residence.

No reports of major damage after 7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan.

Quake-hit town sells homes at no profit.

People should not wait for an official warning before getting to a safe zone.

The quake struck at 5.55am.

Seismologist warns there is still an increased probability of a bigger quake.

"That was a good one, felt like it last for a full minute of strong but gentle rocking."

It's rare a whole town has to be evacuated. So how did Ōpōtiki do it so successfully?

Smaller quakes are likely to follow less often over the next 30 days, Geonet says.

Kiwis were blasted with sirens. Here's how well we reacted according to Civil Defence.

Civil Defence's message to Kiwis returning to waters as GeoNet predicts future quakes.

What moving to alert level 2 tomorrow will mean for church services.

Auckland into level 2 this Sunday and may be back to level 1 by the start of next weekend.

Three major earthquakes ruptured along the Tonga Kermadec subduction zone.

After 13 hours - and three major earthquakes - some peace of mind finally arrives.

Scientists expect weeks of aftershocks after this morning's 7.1 East Cape quake.

Residents on a remote Australian island were told to seek higher ground.

"I don't want comment on what might have been, hard to know what could have unfolded."

The science behind this morning's quake swarm and the threat to New Zealand.

An “impressed” Emergency Management Minister Kiri Allan spoke with Newstalk ZB’s Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford after the tsunami threat was downgraded. Audio / Newstalk ZB

'When an event like this happens, people should not have to go hunting for information.'

Footage of waves rolling in from Tokomaru Bay. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi

Some say the mixed messages could have cost lives if a tsunami reached our shores.

'That was their own choice,' councillor says of few residents who opted to stay put.