The overall upshot of the New Zealand-Taiwan efforts is to solidify a growing global consensus that stiffer buildings that "drift" less perform better in quakes - opposite to the way New Zealand has ...

It forecasts a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms - capable of producing marble sized hail and flooding rainfall. Meteorologist Michael Pawley, says there could be hourly rain fall of 44 ...

Second-hand fashionistas will likely know the iconic pink building in the heart of Christchurch, which is home to the vintage ...

GeoNet says the quake had a depth of 24 kilometres, striking shortly after 9pm.

The 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Wellington on Thursday night - but no-one at St James Theatre blinked.

An earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening. GeoNet said the moderate 4.9 magnitude quake struck at 9.09pm and was ...

Venus Williams has been awarded a wildcard for the Auckland Classic in January. The 45-year-old, who has won seven Grand Slam ...

Auckland: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday said India consistently protects the interests of vulnerable ...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least ...

Residents are clearing the rubble of their destroyed homes in the Afghan province of Samangan a day after a powerful earthquake shook the area. Local resident Ahmad Zia says he was abruptly awoken by ...

Former New Zealand Herald journalist Jamie Morton has joined The Conversation New Zealand as Deputy Editor. Jamie comes to ...

Earthquakes don’t occur everywhere. They occur along the boundaries of the earth’s tectonic plates, along either known active faults or dormant faults. The East Coast is crisscrossed with ancient ...