Canterbury's unique geological setting has led scientists to believe the earthquake sequence it has experienced could likely not happen anywhere else in the world.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake rattled through Christchurch early last night.

A strong earthquake that hit Christchurch overnight has had its magnitude upgraded by GNS Science.

The rate of serious stomach bugs in Christchurch increased 14-fold in the month after the 2011 earthquake, a Canterbury University researcher has found.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck south of Hastings in the early hours of this morning.

A Christchurch couple has returned from a trip to Japan to visit the family of a student they hosted who was killed in the February 2011 earthquake.

A moderately strong earthquake rattled Southland residents early today.

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked central Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital and nervous people to run out into the streets.

Christchurch residents were shaken awake by a strong magnitude 4.2 earthquake this morning.

The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol has topped 100 with only three people pulled alive from rubble.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck in the central Philippines, killing at least four people and collapsing and damaging buildings, radio reports and officials said.

Auckland University and Kiwi firm Framecad have worked together on a new flooring system designed to cope better than traditional full concrete flooring in earthquakes.

The upper South Island was rattled by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake this morning.

A shallow earthquake has jolted Cantabrians this morning, even though it measured less than four on the Richter Scale.

A moderately strong earthquake has struck close to the West Coast town of Te Anau overnight.

A moderate earthquake jolted people in the lower North Island and upper South Island early today.

A tsunami siren which went off in Opotiki this morning was confirmed as a false alarm - but the 4.2 quake at 3.45am off White Island was very real.

New report which rewrites danger level across the country requires big changes to civil defence readiness.

A large tsunami generated very close to the coast of New Zealand would arrive before warning sirens could be activated, a new report has found.

Ben Crawford finds the design of the new Christchurch Cathedral lives up to the hype.

The canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes are immortalised in a new book by Laura Sessions and Craig Bullock.