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A widely felt 5.7 earthquake in Cook Strait on Saturday night frightened thousands of residents throughout the top of the South Island and the lower North Island.

A strong earthquake has struck in the Cook Strait and was widely felt at the top of the South Island and the bottom of the North Island on Saturday.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Trench off the east coast of the North Island on Tuesday morning. There have been three others there since Friday.

An earthquake off the East Coast of the North Island has shaken the Raukumara Peninsula.

Aftershocks in Canterbury are decreasing, but GNS Science says there is still a possibility of a magnitude 6.0 or above to hit the region.

A senior geologist looking into the ongoing threat posed by Canterbury's earthquakes says investigating the chances of a similar earthquake in Dunedin is not the top priority at the moment.

A second earthquake rattled the Marlborough area on Wednesday.

A publication for seismologists has devoted a special edition to the Christchurch earthquakes including articles suggesting why the February quake was so damaging.

Northern Hawke's Bay has been rattled by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.

Civil Defence has cancelled a tsunami advisory triggered by an earthquake in the Kermadec Islands on Saturday. But it says swimmers, divers and recreational boat users should stay alert for unusual…

Friday's headlines: Lynda and Jools Topp awarded honorary doctorates by Waikato University; 11 stolen chalices returned to Catholic Cathedral; backdown on library charges by Hamilton City Council.

Questions have been raised at a Royal Commission hearing on the Canterbury earthquakes about the preparedness of centres surrounding Christchurch to deal with a significant aftershock. Audio

GNS Science's assessment of risk following the Canterbury earthquakes has been criticised as unachievable at the Royal Commission's hearings. Audio

A woman who lost a relative in the Christchurch earthquake has questioned advice GNS scientists gave authorities in the lead-up to the tragedy. Audio

Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquakes started in Christchurch on Monday with a indication questions will be raised about whether some of those trapped in collapsed buildings could… Audio

GNS Science says the volcanic alert level at Ruapehu remains at 1, despite the temperature of the crater lake rising towards conditions typical for an eruption.

Two aftershocks were recorded in Christchurch early on Wednesday morning.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake close to Lyttelton was recorded at a depth of 8km on Saturday morning.

An Italian study that finds a possible link in the big Canterbury earthquakes is attracting criticism from New Zealand scientists.

New Zealand scientists have signed a petition in support of Italian scientists on trial for manslaughter over the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila.

Canterbury has been rattled by sharp earthquakes on Monday.