Tsunami alert issued after powerful magnitude 7.1 quake strikes Kumamoto
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region on Tuesday at 4:35 p.m., registering up…
‘Nowhere is immune’: Experts urge quake readiness after two in a week
Two widely felt earthquakes in little more than a week have served as a reminder that while some…
Civil Defence website crash during tsunami alert due to third-party problems
The Emergency Management Minister has been told problems with third party services crashed the Civil Defence website during…
‘The cliff’s coming down’: Family’s narrow escape in Awakino Gorge
A Taranaki family driving to Auckland in darkness escaped by seconds as a cliff face collapsed onto State…
Aftershocks to continue for months after Taumarunui quake
A “severe” magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Taumarunui this morning, jolting the central North Island awake with shaking…
Why phones woke thousands before 5.9 magnitude Taumarunui earthquake
The first sign of this morning’s earthquake for some North Islanders wasn’t shaking ground — it was a…
‘Severe’ magnitude 5.9 quake strikes near Taumarunui
A “severe” magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck the central North Island this morning. The quake struck at 4.51am…
‘Boom, everything started moving’ – Te Anau resident on quake
Minor damage has been reported and roads have reopened following a widely-felt 5.9 magnitude quake which struck north…
NEMA sorry after website outage during Fiordland tsunami warning
Emergency officials have apologised and launched an investigation after the Civil Defence website experienced an outage during a…
Tsunami warning downgraded after Fiordland quake revised to 5.9
The tsunami warning issued after a strong earthquake near Te Anau has been downgraded to an advisory, after…
Watch: ‘My heart’s going’ – Large South Island quake rattles podcast
Some roads are closed following a 5.9 magnitude quake which struck near Te Anau last night. The quake…
Tsunami warning downgraded after Fiordland quake revised to 5.9
The tsunami warning issued after a strong earthquake near Te Anau has been downgraded to an advisory, after…