Tsunami
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
Japan 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
Japan coastal residents flee after 7.4 magnitude quake
People living on the coast in Japan fled for higher ground after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck this morning. New Zelanders, and others living there, share their experiences. Audio
'Tell them enough to be safe – and no more than that'
How do you keep a child informed about disaster risk while protecting them from incessant talk of threat? Audio
Timaru latest
Timaru has begun to operate its District Council emergency operation centre and encourage people in low lying areas to evacuate. Audio
Civil Defence Controller for Christchurch
Low lying areas around Christchurch started being evacuated around 2 this morning. Audio