Eating processed foods with little nutritional value may be making us mad as well as sick, new research shows.

This week's earthquake in Italy has raised deeper fears for many residents.

A kindergarten teacher has rushed home to Italy after Wednesday's 6.2 magnitude earthquake claimed the life of her mother and brother.

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Former Canterbury geologist Dr Mark Quigley discusses the quake that has just shaken Italy and its relevance to New Zealand.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Taupo 8.27am.

The Earthquake Commission is letting go of hundreds of staff in a restructuring programme.

Watch: Once a month, photographer Olivia Spencer-Bower will be recording as the workers slowly breathe life back into the Town Hall.

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

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.

At least four research applications related to suicide and the Christchurch earthquakes were declined funding over the past five years.

Since the earthquakes, the cost of building new homes in Canterbury has risen by nearly 40 per cent.

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

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.

Christchurch has been shaken by a light, shallow earthquake this evening.

Images have surfaced on social media of the damage caused by the earthquake to a local super market in Luganville.

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.