SPCA: 'We've had a lot more dog beatings'
More prosecutions are on the cards for people who injure animals, SPCA says.
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Dodging a tsunami: The tricky choice facing these Napier residents
The obvious safety is the hill. But there's a potentially choked bridge in the way.
Criminal records found in quake-hit building
Criminal records abandoned in quake-damaged Christchurch building
5.0 quake hits East Coast
A magnitude 5 earthquake has struck off the North Island's East Coast this morning.
Court possible for owners of 10 quake-prone buildings in Hutt
The 10 Lower Hutt buildings were not brought up to scratch by their December deadline.
$112 million signed off for Town Hall
The fate of Wellington's Town Hall will be revealed today, after a budget blow-out.
Cinema staff made redundant as building remains closed over earthquake risk
Wellington Reading Cinemas employees "stunned and confused" with news of redundancy.
New footage shows catastrophic damage caused by Canterbury earthquakes
Tonkin & Taylor said it made the difficult decision to publicly release this video.
Christchurch remembers quake victims
The deadly quake hit at 12.51pm eight years ago today.
Quake victims getting ripped off?
Petition urges MPs to help families of February 22 quake victims
A look inside our geohazards monitoring centre
New centre already helping us better monitor earthquakes - and could save lives.
CTV design boss still fighting
Alan Reay's lawyer confirms appeal against High Court decision.
Christchurch Town Hall to reopen
After $127m rebuild, city's famous Town Hall to open doors this month
Quake-hit cathedral: Progress at last
Work to restore quake-hit Christ Church Cathedral welcomed.
Quake-hit Waiau splashes out for new pool
Community effort wins out after November 2016 quake destroys small town's only pool.
Scientists probing Taranaki's hidden quake risk
Scientists will try to model the hidden earthquake risk below Taranaki.
Quake combo confuses GeoNet system
What was thought to have been a big East Coast earthquake actually turned out to be two.
Brian Rudman: An ark might be safest site for Te Papa treasures
COMMENT: Look to Manukau as a safe site for a national art collection.
'That doesn't sit right with me': Megan Woods on Southern Response OIA review
Megan Woods is seeking a "please explain" from government insurer Southern Response.
'When, not if': Preparing for the 'megathrust' quake
An emergency response plan will be based on a magnitude 8.9 quake and tsunami scenario.
'Whole house was shaking': Quake wakes Northlanders
"The whole house was shaking backwards and forwards," one resident said.
Undersea 6.9 magnitude quake strikes Philippines, no tsunami threat
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 60km south of Davao city.
Sombre Christmas, prayers in tsunami-hit Indonesian region
Tsunami death toll at 373 with more than 1400 people injured and at least 128 missing.
6.4 magnitude quake shakes Tonga
Around 81,000 people within 100 km of the earthquake were exposed.
New centre to keep 24/7 watch on quakes, tsunami
A state-of-the-art centre will keep a constant watch on NZ's biggest geological threats.
Viewpoint NZ: Q&A with Santa and the Bay Sausage Rollers
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Engineering NZ vows to reopen case against CTV Building
Ipenz could continue with disciplinary proceedings against Dr Alan Reay.
Second powerful quake strikes off New Caledonia coast
Civil Defence were earlier assessing whether the quake could pose a threat.
How does NZ's quake risk compare to other countries?
Maps reveal how NZ's seismicity stacks up against other shaky parts of the planet.
Hundreds of aftershocks shake Alaskans
There have been 545 aftershocks, 11 of magnitude 4.5 or greater.
Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, tsunami no longer threat
Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 have struck near Anchorage.
The big one: Scientists reveal how lethal quake could hit NZ
Leading scientists explain their search for the secrets of the Hikurangi zone.
Study explores stress in district rocked by quakes, drought
Researchers exploring stress in Canterbury district rocked by quakes, drought and storms.
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits off Taiwan
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck off the western coast of Taiwan.