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![Lloyd's pays out $4.2b for NZ quakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Lloyd's pays out $4.2b for NZ quakes
Global insurance giant Lloyd's has paid out $4.2 billion for the Canterbury earthquakes, expects to pay a further $1.6 billion and remains committed to New Zealand.
![Disaster insurance 'flawed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Disaster insurance 'flawed'
New Zealand's dual insurance system has been deemed inefficient by a leading insurance company, following the Canterbury earthquakes.
![5.2 magnitude quake rattles Queensland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
5.2 magnitude quake rattles Queensland
An earthquake has rattled residents in the small Queensland town of Eidsvold, with tremors also felt in Brisbane, 430km to the south.
![Insurers settle 57 per cent of Christchurch quake claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Insurers settle 57 per cent of Christchurch quake claims
Four years on, private insurers say they have settled 57 per cent of residential insurance claims over the Earthquake Commission’s $100,000 “cap”.
![Quake strikes off Tolaga Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Quake strikes off Tolaga Bay
The North Island’s east coast has been rocked by another earthquake this evening.
![Gisborne rocked by 4.5 magnitude earthquake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Gisborne rocked by 4.5 magnitude earthquake
Gisborne Police and the Fire Service had not received any call outs for damage related to the earthquake.
![Eco-home tested in disaster-prone area](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Eco-home tested in disaster-prone area
Vo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
![Scientists hope seabed drill will unlock quake secrets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Scientists hope seabed drill will unlock quake secrets
Scientists hope a proposal to drill the seabed off New Zealand's east coast will unlock the secrets behind earthquakes, such as one which wreaked havoc in Japan six years ago.
![Quakes rattle Southland, Masterton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Quakes rattle Southland, Masterton
Both the North and South Islands have had a shaky start to the day, with a moderate quake in Southland and two light ones near Masterton.
![Damage ends drill probe into quake peril](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Damage ends drill probe into quake peril
A state-of-the-art laboratory near Franz Josef Glacier is being packed up after an ambitious drilling operation came to a premature end before scientists could bore through the high-risk Alpine Fault.
![Quake could increase pressure on fault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Quake could increase pressure on fault
Scientists say a magnitude 6 earthquake centred near Arthur’s Pass yesterday may have increased pressure on parts of the Alpine Fault.
![Swarm of aftershocks follow quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Swarm of aftershocks follow quake
Aftershocks are continuing to hit the West Coast and Canterbury after a major quake rocked the central South Island yesterday.
![South Island quake: Claims lodged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
South Island quake: Claims lodged
A major quake that rocked the central South Island today has resulted in a handful of residential claims to the Earthquake Commission.
![Size of earthquake revised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Size of earthquake revised
GNS Science has revised down the magnitude of this morning's earthquake in the central South Island.
![Christmas Eve quake shakes Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Christmas Eve quake shakes Christchurch
Christchurch was struck by a magnitude 4.0 quake last night.
![Memory of ruin still raw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Memory of ruin still raw
Mike Bush was in Bangkok when the Boxing Day earthquake struck and even though he was 1250km from the epicentre, he felt it.
![Strong earthquake hits Canterbury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Strong earthquake hits Canterbury
A strong earthquake rumbled the Canterbury region in the early hours today.
![10 best science stories of 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
10 best science stories of 2014
From potential taxes on sugary drinks to the ancestry of our kiwi, science has offered plenty of headlines this year.
![$214m in unauthorised public spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
$214m in unauthorised public spending
Costs associated with the Christchurch rebuild account for the bulk of $214 million of unauthorised public spending in the past year, according to a new review.
![Small quake shakes lower North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Small quake shakes lower North Island
A small earthquake shook the lower North Island this morning.
![Pressure goes on State Services boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Pressure goes on State Services boss
Pressure is mounting on State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie after it emerged he ignored advice to exclude Cera boss Roger Sutton from a press conference.
![Editorial: Other side of Sutton affair needs airing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: Other side of Sutton affair needs airing
Roger Sutton attracted a large amount of public sympathy when he resigned this week.
![Large quake strikes North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Large quake strikes North Island
A large earthquake has struck off the coast of the North Island this morning, leading some buildings in Rotorua to be evacuated.
![Alpine Fault's high temperatures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Alpine Fault's high temperatures
A team of scientists drilling deep into the South Island's high-risk Alpine Fault have been intrigued to encounter unusually high temperatures just several hundred metres below ground.
![Cats sealed into walls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Cats sealed into walls
Builders accidentally sealed a Christchurch cat into a wall of a house for two days, before sealing her again into a neighbouring house's ceiling for a week.