Earthquake
Wellington: Testing how far the walk home is if earthquake hits
If a big earthquake hits, do you have a plan for how you would get home? In Wellington, a big one could take out roads and public transport out of the city. This afternoon, hundreds of people are… Audio
Green learning hub grows on red zone land
School students are helping turn quake-damaged red zoned land green again at the Climate Action Campus in Ōtautahi/Christchurch.
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Underwater slips and slides
Off the coast of New Zealand, deep underwater, the seafloor shifts in landslides and slow-motion earthquakes. Claire Concannon meets two researchers investigating geological phenomena that could pose… Audio
Our Changing World – 3D mapping the Hikurangi subduction zone
Off the coast of Gisborne, slow-motion earthquakes are occurring in an area where one tectonic plate dives under another. A research team have mapped this area, known as the Hikurangi subduction zone… Audio
The cracks in our cool little capital
Seismic cracks and new earthquake-related infrastructure rules are causing havoc with Wellington City Council's budgets and long term planning. Audio
Canterbury gets a shock from long and strong earthquake
Canterbury got a big shock this morning with a long and strong earthquake that sent people running for the nearest door frame. While the region seems to have escaped any major damage, it's left locals… Audio
Tropical storm Hilary makes landfall in Mexico, moving
A major tropical storm has brought strong winds and heavy rain to Mexico's Baja California region, and is now barrelling towards the southwest of the United States. Forecasters are warning the storm… Audio
Kāpiti Coast earthquake upgraded to magnitude 6.3
A strong earthquake centred off the Kāpiti Coast on Wednesday night has been upgraded to a magnitude 6.3. Audio
Europe: Turkey quake response in spotlight, Ukraine braces for
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn with the latest on the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria which has left at least 28,000 people dead. The majority of the deaths were in Turkey, where… Audio
Turkish, Syrian NZers raising funds to help family in quakes
The government has committed another three million in aid to Turkey and Syria.
Meanwhile expats are doing what they can to help the humanitarian response.
Turkish and Syrian businesses throughout… Audio
Downhill adventures for diversifying farmers
A new mountain bike park has the run of the hills at Rick and Julia King's farm at Clarence near Kaikōura. It's the brainchild of their daughter Genevieve and has replaced the Merino sheep and cattle… Audio
Misko Cubrinovski - Right time, right place for quake research
In this episode, UC Research Medal awardee Misko Cubrinovski talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about all things seismic, and a journey of studying quakes that began in former Yugoslavia. Audio
Central parts of the country jolted by 5.7 magnitude earthquake
The centre of the country was rattled by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake just after 3am this morning.
Forecasting future earthquakes in New Zealand
Mention the words "earthquake" in the same brief as "remediation" and it's enough to strike fear in the hearts of all New Zealanders, particularly those in Christchurch and other earthquake prone… Audio
Slipping away: Can we keep fixing up after landslides?
Landslides can happen anywhere there is a slope, at any time. Can we stop them? Audio
Full impact of PNG quake still unknown
We check in on Papua New Guinea with the latest on the earthquake disaster response. Audio
The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Calling Home: Pete Gorman in Gyumri, Armenia
Karitane native Pete Gorman has been working as a digital nomad since 2015, living for short periods of time in an incredible number of countries. Pete and his wife Nok are currently living in Gyumri… Audio
Nelson's Civic House labelled earthquake-prone
Nelson City Council has announced that two earthquake-prone building notices have been applied to its home at Civic House.