
Wellington earthquake: 4.8 quake rattles south-east of Seddon
More than 500 people recorded feeling the quake, which struck 45km deep.
More than 500 people recorded feeling the quake, which struck 45km deep.
The city council has voted to strengthen the central library 18 months after it closed.
The 10 units were in desperate need of upgrading.
The quake struck at a depth of 34km, 30km northwest of Levin.
EQC initially expected 1000 homeowners to apply for the Government's $300m "on-sold" fund.
The quake struck at 10.15pm and was felt by 8874 New Zealanders.
New model simulates chaos a major Alpine Fault quake would cause for South Island roads.
Some residents say their land is "worth nothing" because of problems with the road.
'On-solds' have proven to be a nightmare for hundreds of Christchurch homeowners.
Some Wellingtonians were confused as to whether the shaking was a quake or just the wind.
The quake-prone building was found to be less than 20 per cent of building standards.
The 5km deep jolt was recorded 125km north of Te Kaha shortly before 7.30pm.
Quake recorded at a depth of 29km, at 8.44am.
City spending more than $3.6 million a year renting office space on The Terrace.
There have been earthquakes at both ends of the North Island on Saturday evening.
The future of the closed library is still undecided more than a year after it was closed.
'Insurance simply acts as the canary in the mine by indicating premiums through risk.'
Comment: EQC has handled nearly half a million claims from the Canterbury earthquake.
There's no end in sight for some Canterbury earthquake insurance claimants.
Would be owners face high insurance premiums and the inexact science of quake engineering.
New guidelines issued after partial collapse of Statistics House have proven confusing.
Grant Robertson says no community should live through botched repairs & years of trauma.
Many were woken by a rare - but weak - earthquake in the early hours of this morning.
The earthquake struck about 120km offshore from Whangamatā.
Industry veteran had questioned prudence of mutual in public push for board position.
City council and insurers remain in a dispute four years after Kaikoura earthquake damage.
Kiwis overwhelmingly want a national early warning system for quakes. How would it work?
Few perhaps were as sad as John Vigor Brown about land changes inflicted by the quake.
The Victoria Lane Apartments will be able to withstand a one in 1000 year earthquake.