New ZealandStrong earthquake hits CanterburyA strong earthquake rumbled the Canterbury region in the early hours today.12 Dec 07:26 PM
New Zealand10 best science stories of 2014From potential taxes on sugary drinks to the ancestry of our kiwi, science has offered plenty of headlines this year.11 Dec 05:33 AM
BDBDBusiness$214m in unauthorised public spendingCosts 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.09 Dec 02:42 AM
New ZealandSmall quake shakes lower North IslandA small earthquake shook the lower North Island this morning.05 Dec 10:16 PM
BusinessPressure goes on State Services bossPressure is mounting on State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie after it emerged he ignored advice to exclude Cera boss Roger Sutton from a press conference.23 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Other side of Sutton affair needs airingRoger Sutton attracted a large amount of public sympathy when he resigned this week.19 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLarge quake strikes North IslandA large earthquake has struck off the coast of the North Island this morning, leading some buildings in Rotorua to be evacuated.16 Nov 10:43 PM
New ZealandAlpine Fault's high temperaturesA 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.12 Nov 02:35 AM
New ZealandCats sealed into wallsBuilders 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.08 Nov 01:05 AM
New ZealandEast Coast rattled by 5.3 quakeThe East Coast was rattled by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake this morning.01 Nov 07:20 PM
WorldMagnitude 2.6 quake shakes NottinghamshireNottinghamshire in England was hit by an earthquake, experts have confirmed, as social media sites were flooded with reports of a tremor.28 Oct 11:20 PM
New ZealandQuakes moving us closer to S AmericaA newly-discovered type of quake below the east coast has heaved the North Island closer to Chile - but only by the length of a pineapple lump.21 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandEarthquakes shake SouthlandTwo earthquakes have shaken western Southland tonight, including a magnitude 6.2 quake of “severe” intensity.13 Oct 06:26 AM
New ZealandQuake shakes North Island's east coastA strong quake has shaken the lower east coast of the North Island this morning.06 Oct 11:18 PM
New ZealandScientists drill into Alpine FaultA team of 100 scientists and engineers has begun drilling a 1.3km-deep borehole into the Alpine Fault to gather information about the inner workings of the fault line.06 Oct 02:18 AM
New ZealandQuake shakes lower North IslandA magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the lower North Island around 2.30am this morning.22 Sep 09:03 PM
New ZealandEarthquake rattles the Wanganui regionA moderate earthquake rattled the Wanganui region today. The 3.9 magnitude tremor hit at 7.28am, GNS Science said.16 Sep 08:00 PM
New ZealandTip of Dunedin's quake iceberg releasedA register of Dunedin's earthquake-prone buildings has been made public for the first time, but it is likely to represent only the tip of the iceberg, the Dunedin City Council says.16 Sep 07:50 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Port takeover bid raises important issuesPolitics playing a big part in questions raised by council offer.13 Sep 03:09 AM
New ZealandModerate quake rattles Tararua DistrictA moderate earthquake rattled the Tararua District today.05 Sep 11:14 PM
New ZealandA bucket list to avoidFour years ago today, Cantabrians were tossed out of their beds at 4.35am.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCTV collapse: Families hope for justiceFamilies of the 115 people killed in the CTV building collapse during the 2011 Canterbury quake are hopeful justice will be served by a criminal investigation.02 Sep 08:15 AM
New ZealandWhite Island quakes typical - GeoNetA spate of small earthquakes around White Island today is not unusual and is nothing to worry about, seismologist John Ristau says.28 Aug 01:53 AM
New ZealandCouple falsely told quake house was safe"Whatever we pointed out - he said, 'no that's historical." A Christchurch couple say an EQC engineer who assessed their house falsely told them it was safe.27 Aug 12:00 AM
WorldQuake of 6.0 has California on edgeThe most powerful earthquake to strike California for 25 years has heightened fears that the state may soon face a "mega-quake" with a strength exceeding 7.5.25 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessQuake payout tops $3.3bNew Zealand's biggest general insurer has paid out more than $3.3 billion for Canterbury earthquakes damage and settled 58 per cent of claims.19 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch praised in NYT travel listThe New York Times has named Christchurch as the second of 52 places in the world to visit this year.10 Aug 11:19 PM
