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Nanogirl: Can your pet predict a quake?
COMMENT: Many species could possibly pick up earthquake warnings that humans can't.
Fresh anger over CTV decision
Police defence of CTV decision not to prosecute further angers families
CTV building collapse: Police confirm no charges to be laid
Decision taken despite "significant" design deficiencies.
Wellington office building evacuated by engineers
Boss of company based in building says evacuation order no surprise: 'this is Wellington'.
LA on high alert for the 'big one' after quake strikes
Emergency services are on high alert after LA jolted by strongest earthquake in years.
Hawkesby: Why are we so slack at planning for a disaster?
COMMENT: Kaikoura, Chch quakes prove we can't afford to be complacent about disasters.
How do we get more Kiwis ready for The Big One?
Researchers exploring innovative ways to tackle NZ's poor level of disaster-preparedness.
Scientists keep close eye on Alpine Fault quake swarm
Seismologists closely watching a "swarm" of quakes recorded around high-risk Alpine Fault.
Managing NZ's earthquake-prone buildings
An introduction to the national system for managing earthquake-prone buildings. It explains why we have a national system and gives a brief overview of how the system works. / Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Kids born after Chch quake inherit trauma from parents
Schools are having to deal with more difficult behaviour post-Christchurch quake.
Investigation into quake damage 'spies' to include ministry
Commission inquiry will look at use of private investigators by state services.
Landslide and lake may become permanent
A landslide between Wairoa and Gisborne created a lake which is rising at 60cm a day.
Quake death: Property manager avoids misconduct charge
Real estate agent accused of negligence after falling masonry kills tenant.
White Island's crater lake is back
White Island's crater lake has reappeared, as quakes detected at the island and Ruapehu.
Volcanic earthquakes detected under Mt Ruapehu
A series of volcanic earthquakes is stirring beneath Mt Ruapehu.
Apocalypse now: Meets those preparing for the end of the world
Meet people "prepping" – a worldwide movement of steps to prepare for global catastrophe.
Spying claims: Doug Martin heads probe into crown entity
The terms of reference for the inquiry centred on Southern Response has been released.
Quake mud wiped life from undersea canyon
850 tonnes of mud and sand flushed away seafloor life in Kaikoura Canyon.
Central North Island shaken by magnitude 4.4 quake
So far more than 1000 people have reported feeling shaking.
Our sleeping taniwha: Hikurangi's tsunami threat
It could kill thousands, but there's much about our main geological threat we don't know.
Scientists to probe NZ's tsunami danger zone
Scientists set to install listening posts deep in the high-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.
Hikurangi tsunami warning system: Is it possible?
Could NZ have a tsunami early warning system? A visiting Japanese scientist thinks so.
Tsunami threat to NZ
Animation showing the tsunami threat posed by a 'mega-thrust' quake off the east coast of New Zealand. Video/ingomar200
Undiscovered volcanoes may be off BOP coast
Undiscovered volcanic features could lie hidden not far from the Bay of Plenty's coast.
Massive earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
Reports of violent shaking after 7.5 magnitude quake strikes on Monday morning.
The cost of the earthquakes
Deloitte has calculated how much the Christchurch earthquakes will cost the city council.
Evidence of multiple tsunamis, quakes at one of NZ's earliest settlements
NZ's earliest settlement, the Wairau Bar, has since been hit by major quakes and tsunamis.
Major study probes NZ's big landslide threat
Scientists have launched an $8m effort to understand the threats landslides pose to us.
Tears and hugs mark quake memorial service
It took 11 minutes to read out the names of the 185 who lost their lives in the 2011quake.
PM to attend Chch quake seventh anniversary
Today is the seventh anniversary of the quake that claimed 185 lives.
Emotional blessing at site of CTV collapse
New CTV Building memorial blessed on the eve of tomorrow's February 22 quake anniversary.