Earthquake Risk
South Auckland hospital building assessed as quake prone
2 Sep 2019
Counties Manukau District Health Board is looking into how to strengthen the Esme Green building at Middlemore Hospital to above the quake-prone threshold.
Shops reopen at Wellington complex after quake risk report
17 Jan 2019
Shops at the front of the Courtenay Central shopping complex in Wellington have reopened after they were closed due to potential danger in an earthquake.
Wellington building shutdown: Cinemas at risk in earthquake
10 Jan 2019
Engineers who have assessed the Reading Cinemas building in Wellington say it is the cinemas themselves that are a risk in the event of a major earthquake.
Independent quake risk reports to come at a cost
14 May 2018
Owners of commercial buildings with conflicting engineering reports about their properties' earthquake risk now have a solution - but it comes at a price.
Megathrust Earthquakes Below Central New Zealand
21 May 2015
For the first time, geologists find direct evidence for large subduction earthquakes underneath central New Zealand Audio