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Interislander arrivals terminal closed because of quake risk
Assessments confirm the arrivals terminal is below acceptable earthquake risk levels.
Bowen House quake risk report imminent
Parliamentary Services expects to have the report by the end of next week.
Michael Naylor: Govt ignores looming 'quake-berg' at our peril
Comment: Scale of the liability in Christchurch should concern all New Zealanders.
Reunion to remember NZ rescue efforts in Taiwan quake 20 years ago
Official recognition ceremony will be held at Auckland Town Hall on October 4.
One dead and 29 injured after earthquake in Neijiang
an earthquake in the country's southwest has killed one person and injured 29.
Wellington city council boss leaves with no ill will
From a "toxic" council to the Kaikoura Earthquake, it hasn't been an easy ride.
Comment: No one is above the rules for earthquake safety
KiwiRail doesn't decide a building's earthquake prone status, that's the council's job.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake reported near Turangi
GeoNet recorded the moderate earthquake just after 7pm this evening.
KiwiRail accused of flouting the rules over railway station
KiwiRail removed earthquake prone building signs in Wellington without council approval.
Row over Wellington Station earthquake-prone status
City council says station earthquake prone but KiwiRail has spent years arguing it isn't.
RSA applies to move historic cenotaph
RSA wants Citizens' War Memorial moved to Cranmer Square.
'A future legacy': Quake-hit red zone's makeover plan approved
Blueprint to redevelop 602ha where 5000 homes once stood.
4.6 earthquake felt widely across central NZ
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has rocked the top of the South Island and lower North Island.
4.3 quake hits near Palmerston North
The quake jolted the lower North Island and was felt as far away as Auckland.
Defence Force prepares for move to new HQ
The new headquarters will be within eye-shot of the Beehive.
Engineer 'lied' over quake-damage inspection
Misleading report uncovered during court action.
Boulders plummet near bus, block Haast Pass highway
A big rockfall near Haast has closed an important alpine route.
5.5 quake struck in tectonic 'dog's breakfast'
Scientists say no indication last night's quake had an impact on big-risk Alpine Fault.
'I ran for the door': Big quake shakes South Island, causing rock falls
'I ran for the door': More than 7000 people report feeling late-night rumble.
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake 'jolts' lower North Island
Kiwis across the lower part of the North Island woke up to a "hard jolt" this morning.
Tsunami alert after quake hits off Indonesia coast
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit off Java island overnight.
Final Christchurch post-quake deal on table: Who gets what?
Global Settlement proposal follows a $4.8 billion cost-sharing deal signed in 2013.
At least seven dead in Philippines quake
Two earthquakes strike a group of sparsely populated islands in the northern Philippines.
'The house boomed and rattled': Sharp quake jolts Christchurch
The quake measured 3.9 - one resident said 'the house boomed and rattled'.
Second quake follows magnitude 7.3 Indonesia shake
The United States Geological Survey says the quake struck 102km northeast of Laiwui.
6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of WA
A large earthquake has hit off the coast of WA being felt from Broome to Perth.
Quakes, wind, triggers Ruapehu eruption alarm
A combination of quakes and strong wind triggered skifield alarms on Mt Ruapehu today.
What giant quake taught NZ about early warning systems
Confusion and frustration that followed a big California jolt has big lessons for NZ.
Revealed: Parts of NZ to be hit hardest by our next big quake
Clues scratched into rock may reveal where big quakes in the future will strike hardest.
Massive crack becomes bizarre tourist attraction
The crack can be seen from space, but many couldn't wait for a closer look.
World's biggest supervolcano 'acting erratically'
Experts are baffled by shifting patterns of geyser eruptions in Yellowstone National Park.
'People were sobbing': Kiwi family's terror as quake hits
The Fair family were in an LA bar 70 floors up when the 7.1 quake "violently" struck.
'Multiple injuries, fires': California rocked by 7.1 quake
It is the largest Southern California quake in 20 years.