Tsunami
Is the big one coming, or have we already had it?
A kiwi scientist has come out today saying if a big tsunami hits, we should be fine on higher ground. It comes after a simulation showed what would happened to our coast if there were an earthquake in… Video, Audio
Alaska tsunami fears prompt evacuations
Thousands of people in Alaska fled their homes for higher ground after a magnitude-7.9 quake sparking a tsunami warning which was later cancelled. Audio
Philip Barnes: Breakthrough science in slow-slips
The uniquely shallow subduction zone along New Zealand's east coast has attracted about 80 scientists to take on what one says is the world's first targeted data collection for slow-slip events. Audio
Civil Defence to send out test alarm
Civil Defence is set to send out another test alarm to New Zealanders' cellphones, this time at a more reasonable hour.
New Otago tsunami maps show evacuation zones
Civil Defence has released new maps of the Otago coast that grade which individual properties would be evacuated in a tsunami alert.
Tsunami debris carries marine life from Japan to the US
Nearly 300 species of fish and invertebrates have crossed the Pacific Ocean on floating debris since the 2011 earthquake. Audio
Engineers design tsunami-resistant buildings
US engineers who have pioneered designs for buildings able to withstand tsunamis are inviting New Zealand to get on board.
Kaikōura quake caused 6.9 metre tsunami
The Kaikōura earthquake caused an almost 7m tsunami, but low tide and land uplift prevented it from causing more destruction, a review has revealed. Audio
Kaikoura mayor grateful region didn't get full force of tsunami
The fact that the seabed lifted during November's earthquake was "probably the saving grace" according to Kaikoura's mayor, Winston Gray. A review by the Ministry of Civil Defence found an almost 7… Audio
Kaikoura earthquake generated 6.9 metre tsunami
A review of the Kaikoura earthquake has revealed it generated an almost 7 metre tsunami but the minimal impact of the wave was down to luck. Sarah Stuart-Black, the director of Civil Defence, says the… Audio
Civil Defence defends September quake tsunami alert
Civil Defence says it didn't have the right information to issue a timely tsunami warning following November's 7.1 magnitude earthquake off the East Cape.
6.9 magnitude earthquake near Fiji
A 6.9 earthquake struck just south of Fiji at a depth of 17 kilometres.
Govt gives extra $3m to GeoNet
Monitoring service GeoNet has received a $3 million funding boost after last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Magnitude 7.8 quake hits off Solomons
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
Kevin Furlong
Kevin Furlong is Professor of Geoscience at Penn State university and an authority on tsunami alert monitoring. Part of his work includes understanding the many methods of monitoring employed in… Audio
'The guru of Paraparaumu'
The Kapiti Coast District has just voted in its first ethnic mayor, Malaysian-Indian K. Gurunathan. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels up the shaken post-quake, tsunami-alert region to meet the new "Guru of… Audio, Gallery
'The guru of Paraparaumu'
The Kapiti Coast District has just voted in its first ethnic mayor, Malaysian-Indian K. Gurunathan. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels up the shaken post-quake, tsunami-alert region to meet the new "Guru of…
AudioJapan quake just 9 days after Kaikoura quake
Japan and New Zealand had major earthquakes just nine days apart, both on the Ring of Fire, both on the Pacific Plate. Checkpoint asked Greg Beroza if they were connected? Video, Audio
7.4 quake triggers tsunami warning in Japan
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Northern Japan this morning generating a tsunami advisory in the same region devastated by a tsunami in 2011. Anna Fifield joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay quakes connected to Kaikoura quake
Earthquakes in Hawke's Bay, most sharply a 5.4 beneath Porangahau at 1.19 this afternoon, are likely to be connected to last week's Kaikoura quake, GNS scientist Kelvin Berryman says. Video, Audio
