Christ Church Cathedral in December 2012 about a year after the back-to-back earthquakes. A couple of train box cars can be seen on the far right. They were used throughout Christchurch to help shore ...

The Government's introducing an Amendment Bill to scrap and replace the New Building Standard, shaking up the rules for earthquake-prone buildings.

Haworth Tompkins and Athfield Architects complete Court Theatre, a landmark in Ōtautahi Christchurch's post-earthquake ...

Afterwards, earthquake-prone building legislation was put in place to force building owners to bring buildings up to a ...

A man who lost his wife when the CTV building collapsed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake says the government's new rules are prioritising building owners over potential victims. Under the new ...

One of the issues stopping owners from upgrading their earthquake ratings in the past has been requirements that if they ...

The Adaptation Futures Conference, recognised as the world's largest and most influential climate adaptation gathering begins ...

The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck last Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, was not my first encounter with the fury of the earth.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is celebrating 30 years since the establishment of its Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) ...