Building a better future for New Zealand starts with putting the right settings in place for our cities and regions to thrive ...

“The Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill focuses the system only on buildings that pose the greatest risk to life in medium and high-risk seismic zones. This includes concrete ...

The All Blacks will play France in July in the first rugby Test at their new permanent rugby stadium in Christchurch, more ...

The All Blacks will open their 2026 test season against France at the new One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch, more than 15 years after a devastating earthquake hit the city, New Zealand Rugby ...

Follow Newsweek for live coverage after a large earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan.

What is the strongest earthquake ever recorded? There have been several record-breaking quakes over the years that have ...

Japan on Monday issued a tsunami after being struck by a major earthquake. The US Geological Survey said a 7.6-magnitude ...

Stretching from Lake Pukaki to Mount Cook, this route offers one of the best alpine views in the country. Could it be the ...

Dr Alasdair Hall’s fascination with marine mammals began long before his research into Aotearoa New Zealand’s fur seal/kekeno ...

Staff at the main hospital in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila have returned to work following a spat with the Public Service Commission (PSC).

The earthquake was 84km east of Misawa, Japan, with warnings for Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate issued as a potential three-metre high tsunami is heading towards the coast.

Adelaide sits on the most active seismic zone in Australia and has more than its fair share of tremors below magnitude-4, but it's been 71 years since it was rocked by a serious earthquake. Now, it's ...