A rebuild firm that is trying to repair and restore the historic Peterborough Apartments has taken its insurance company to court.

More anguish lies ahead for families of the 115 people killed in the collapse of the CTV building - this time over what is done with the rubble.

Hawke's Bay rocked by a moderate quake in the early hours.

Japanese students lost their lives during the 2011 earthquake. Cherry blossom trees will be planted in the Botanic Gardens to honour their memory.

The Alpine Fault along the South Island usually causes a severe earthquake every 300 years and the last one happened in 1717.

The moderate intensity earthquake was 31km deep and 15km east of Waipukurau.

Geonet is reporting a strong magnitude 5 quake 45km northwest of Haast as striking about 7.45am, at a depth of 12km.

A light earthquake rattled Canterbury shortly after midnight on Sunday morning.

Lyttelton residents are worried the delay on the Timeball Station rebuild may cause the project to be abandoned altogether.

Two huge wind tunnels and Australasia's biggest strong wall are being used in experiments, research and tests.

A massive earthquake called an "active megathrust fault" is posing a genuine threat to southern Asia.

Two strong earthquakes shook Ecuador's coast today, in the same region where a magnitude 7.8 quake struck in April killing 663 people and leaving nearly 29,000 homeless.

A magnitude 4.1 quake has shaken the central North Island this afternoon.

New Google feature to collate local seismic information and display it after a quick search, avoiding trawling through websites

A magnitude 4.3 quake has shaken Fiordland this morning.

A moderate 4.2 earthquake has rocked the central North Island early this morning.

Were the quakes that struck Wairarapa today and Christchurch last night caused by the weather or planets ... or neither?

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has shaken White Island this evening.

Ninety eight Canterbury homeowners have won a landmark settlement with EQC.

Advances in technology helped unlock new lifesaving capabilities in the aftermath of the devastating quake a year ago.

One year after a devastating earthquake, Nepal is piecing itself back together and hoping tourists, trekkers and climbers will return.

A man from Gisborne caught up in the devastating Ecuador earthquake has spoken of the horror of Saturday's disaster and the chaotic relief efforts since.

Today, we talk exclusively to the AFFCO meatworker who spent an hour and a half with a meat hook impaled in his head.

COMMENT: Understandably, some Cantabrians are feeling emotionally exhausted and worn out and are finding it hard to cope, writes Hugh Norriss.

It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative's start of university. But the gathering ended in collapsing tragedy.

A Herald investigation into the hidden toll of the Christchurch earthquakes has sparked calls for research into the correlation between suicides and the quakes.

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The 2011 Christchurch earthquake killed 185 people, and NZers vowed never to forget them. But what of those who took their lives in its aftermath?

The forgotten victims of one of the nation's deadliest disasters.

Authorities in Japan have ordered almost 250,000 from their homes following Saturday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake.