Earthquake
CTV survivor recalls horror of Christchurch's fatal quake
Just one CTV employee who was in the building during the February 22 earthquake managed to escape before it came down.
For Maryanne Jackson, the pain of losing 16 colleagues has been compounded by… Video, Audio
Christchurch remembers fatal 6.3 quake, 10 years on
Thousands of people in Christchurch and around the country paused at 12.51 on Monday afternoon to mark a decade since the February 22 magnitude 6.3 earthquake which claimed 185 lives.
It was 10 years… Video, Audio
The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
Our weekend panellists, Jane Clifton and Richard Harman look at the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, riding bikes on the footpath, vaccines, and the New Zealand 'terrorist' arrested at… Audio
CTV widower determined for justice, 10 years since Feb 22 earthquake
Ten years after his wife and 114 others died in the CTV building collapse, Maan Alkaisi remains as determined as ever to see justice served.
Alkaisi has for the last decade acted as the vocal voice… Video, Audio
Doctor recalls amputation with pocket knife in Canterbury quake
Ten years since the deadly Christchurch quake, which devastated the city on February 22, Dr Lydia Johns Putra tells Lisa Owen about her experience of saving the life of Brian Coker.
He was trapped in… Video, Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Japan
Motoko Kakubayashi joins us from Toyko where they are also about to mark a significant anniversary. A few weeks after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit the east coast of… Audio
Designing low damage buildings
Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use. Audio
Designing low damage buildings
Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use.
AudioOur Changing World for 17 December 2020
Epiphytes are the high rise experts of the plant world, and resilient buildings should save lives and still be useable after an earthquake. Audio
Preparing for the next big quake
Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes. Video, Audio
Preparing for the next big quake
Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes.
Video, AudioNew travel magazine set to showcase our own backyard
Newly-launched magazine Scout is set to showcase the beauty and brilliance of Aotearoa, and at the helm is editor Sarah-Kate Lynch - who was the travel editor for NZ Woman's Day before Bauer shut it… Audio
A decade of earthquakes
Ten years after the Darfield earthquake, three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on a decade of big earthquakes and what we've learnt from them. Audio
A decade of earthquakes
Ten years after the Darfield earthquake, three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on a decade of big earthquakes and what we've learnt from them.
AudioOur Changing World for 3 September 2020
Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury. Audio
Philanthropic Kiwi couple giving away more than $50 million
By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio
Earthquake design: beyond code
Casa Adelante, a breakthrough building in San Francisco, is showing it doesn't have to cost a fortune to build resilient housing that keeps functioning in a big earthquake. Audio
Why aren't we encouraging more rain water harvesting?
With water restrictions being placed on Auckland and Northland due to drought, should urban dwellers be storing rainwater for irrigation and non-potable use when the weather gets dry? Audio
Big quake rattles lower north island
A strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake centred near Levin rattled people right across the lower North Island this morning.
RNZ's reporter Katie Scotcher spoke to Māni Dunlop from Foxton in Horowhenua. Audio
Coronavirus Recovery: Lessons From the Christchurch Quakes
New Zealand could emerge from level-4 lockdown next week and set off down the slow, uncertain road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Peter Griffin looks at what we can learn from previous… Audio
