Hurricane Maria grew into a Category 3 storm with forecasters warning it's likely to grow.

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Train driver trapped in the Kaikoura quake drives first train into Christchurch today.

The lead author of a leaked report gives the basics of climate change and sea-level rise.

Scientists will model the risks of a future "super-eruption" in a new $8.2 million study.

The latest bout of unrest at Mt Ruapehu's crater lake has come to an end, scientists say.

Scientists explain the curious "silent quakes" set off by November's Kaikoura earthquake.

Hurricane Irma will be the third major disaster to strike Kiwi Anna Wilding.

Some Kiwis in the path of Hurricane Irma have decided to not to flee the area.

Sir Richard Branson has emerged from his fortified wine cellar unscathed.

Canterbury residents living in quake-damaged homes were at higher risk of heart attack.

Three NZ scientists on Caribbean island barricading house against destructive winds.

Barely a week after Hurricane Harvey, Americans watch the progress of another storm.

Experts believe Christchurch is sitting on a multi-billion dollar ticking time-bomb.

Lina and Blad Guzman had to evacuate their house due to rapidly rising waters.

New Zealand's Professor Bruce Houghton has won the rarely-bestowed Thorarinsson Medal.

Scope of disaster remains unclear as officials try to assess how many people are missing.

People could be heard pleading for help from flooded homes as Harvey's deluge continued.

Where do political parties stand on science funding and natural hazards?

Calmer conditions on White Island has allowed scientists to explore newly-formed features.

Scientists revealed what caused terrifying waves that reached more than 90m tall.

Auckland's volcanic past has been pieced back together, revealing explosive surprises.

Last night's 6.4 quake came from a seismic zone that has produced major recent quakes.

NZ scientists reveal an explosive history behind the 2014 eruption that made a new island.

Rescuers dig for bodies after landslide wipes out village in southwestern China.

The Kaikoura earthquake resulted in $1.84 billion worth of insurance claims

Silent, slow-slip earthquakes could offer stress relief for under-pressure fault zones.

Eruption could cost Auckland $10b and make the city even more vulnerable to disaster.

An Alpine Fault earthquake could cut the West Coast from the main grid for many weeks.

Wife takes incredible pic of husband mowing the lawns as tornado brews in background.