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There were ugly scenes at an oil industry conference in New Plymouth today as police removed protesters blocking the venue's entrances.

A volcanic eruption in Auckland could cause a hot mix of gas, ash and other substances to spread over a 5km-wide area, scientists say.

The Earthquake Commission has appointed the former head of ACC claims management as its new chief executive.

A New Zealand scientist says satellite images show that an underwater volcano has erupted near the main island of Tonga.

A joint NZ-German mission has been investigating underwater volcanoes stretching in an arc from the Bay of Plenty to Tonga.

Outgoing Earthquake Commission chief executive Ian Simpson, who finished today, says lessons have been learnt about how to handle a natural disaster.

The Pacific Tsunami Center says the tsunami threat following the 7.8 quake off Solomon Islands this morning has largely passed but some countries remain on alert. Audio

A tsunami threat in the Pacific from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake has largely passed, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says.

Geologists are combing the ground in the wake of the 7.8M Kaikōura earthquake looking for clues, to understand what happened when 9 faults rupture at the same time.

Scientists say they have evidence nine faults, not seven, ruptured - but the Hope Fault barely moved. Video, Audio

The state of local emergency in Kaikōura has been extended for another seven days.

There are no reports of damage in Marlborough or Wellington following this afternoon's 5.5 magnitude jolt.

Aftershocks from last month's 7.8 earthquake are tapering off, but the tremors will continue for years to come, GNS Science says.

Scientists are checking every few days on 11 landslide dams in Kaikōura and Marlborough that may breach. Audio

Scientists have counted 150 landslides into waterways around Kaikōura, with almost a dozen deemed risky.

A second hydrothermal eruption in Lake Rotorua might be weather-related, according to a GNS volcanologist.