Those most affected by ‘natural disasters’ — whether by the tsunami in the Pacific, earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Christchurch, NZ — are those already on the margins of despair. As the impact of ...

A STRONG 4.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken Christchurch, hitting near the epicentre of the fatal tremor that shook the region in 2011. The earthquake struck about 35km south of Oxford, near ...

At 12:51 p.m. local time on February 22, 2011 (11:51 p.m. February 21 UTC), a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Several ...

Christchurch resident Martin Howman was not shy about detonating 900 pounds of gelignite explosives under the homes of his former neighbors. For a long time he was one of the few people still living ...

The net number of people leaving New Zealand for Australia in May this year was 3,300, Statistics New Zealand said, eclipsing the previous monthly high of 2,900 set in 1979. Government statistician ...

In the wake of the February quake, a number of grassroots groups and networks have sprung up across the city to help people access the resources and support they needed to survive. Beyond Resistance, ...

This article was originally published in The Conversation. In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated New Zealand’s Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years ago, impromptu and transitional ...

Leading New Zealand natural and organic baby company Nature Baby have released a Special Edition T-Shirt to raise funds for the New Zealand Red Cross response to the devastating Christchurch ...

University of Adelaide researchers are leading an international project to help identify buildings most vulnerable to earthquakes and the best ways to strengthen them. Chief Investigator Professor ...