New ZealandDramatic quake pics: Great wall of WaiauScientists working in North Canterbury have captured incredible images showing the fractures in the landscape wrought by this month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake.28 Nov 09:22 PM
New ZealandExplained: The science of ... aftershocksBy noon today, scientists had recorded nearly 5000 aftershocks from last Monday's big shake. But what are aftershocks and what can they tell us? Jamie Morton explains.23 Nov 04:58 AM
New ZealandPumice raft points to mystery eruptionA pumice raft spotted by a Royal New Zealand Air Force crew has pointed to a possible major undersea eruption somewhere in the Tonga-Kermadec volcanic arc.22 Nov 11:25 PM
New Zealand200km quake monster: How it jumpedMonday's 7.8 quake was bafflingly complex in some ways, but simple in others. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far.20 Nov 06:22 PM
New ZealandM5.0 aftershock hits near KaikouraThe probability of another 7.0-plus quake striking have fallen further, GeoNet reported today, but large aftershocks are still likely across a large area of New Zealand.20 Nov 12:59 AM
New ZealandMaking sense of Kaikoura's new coastScientists have revealed the extent of uplift on the South Island's northeastern coast - observing that in some places the land was raised by two metres.17 Nov 07:15 PM
New ZealandProbability of 7+ quake this month: 27%The probability of another plus-7 magnitude quake within the next month has fallen - but the chances of multiple large aftershocks remains a virtual certainty.17 Nov 01:09 AM
New ZealandQ&A: Science at quake's ground zeroScience reporter Jamie Morton talks to GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge, who has been on the ground mapping damage around Marlborough.17 Nov 12:01 AM
New ZealandKaikoura quake: a scientist's perspectiveWhat's it like to be part of the team at GNS Science when a big quake hits? Seismologist Dr Helen Anderson shares an insight.16 Nov 02:50 AM
New ZealandVolcanoes keep quiet amid quakesIt appears our volcanoes have slept through the Kaikoura quake, with monitoring equipment showing only a few tremors over recent days.15 Nov 10:05 PM
New ZealandGeoNet: 22% chance of 7.0+ aftershock this monthThe probability of another huge quake over magnitude 7 in the next 24 hours has been put at 4 per cent - but at 14 per cent in the next week and 22 per cent across the next 30 days.15 Nov 04:02 AM
New Zealand7.5 quake: Five big questions answeredCould Monday's quake trigger a sleeper tsunami or an Alpine Fault quake? Are we living in an era of quakes? Science reporter Jamie Morton tackles the big questions.15 Nov 02:00 AM
New ZealandWatch: 100,000 landslides - one filmedThe now-named Kaikoura Earthquake triggered 100,000 landslides in Northern Canterbury and southern Marlborough.14 Nov 06:39 AM
New ZealandHow has the quake warped NZ?Scientists are trawling through data to see how New Zealand has shifted following the latest quake.14 Nov 04:30 AM
New ZealandQ&A: Revealing the threat that lies beneathScience reporter Jamie Morton talks to GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge about a renewed effort to catalogue a nationwide web of active faults threatening New Zealand.01 Nov 03:50 AM