Earthquakes

Insurance Australia Group says it expects its losses relating to the Canterbury earthquakes will be between 750 million and a billion dollars higher than the previous estimate of 3.25 billion. Audio

A Christchurch property developer thinks forcing higher than necessary earthquake building requirements on commercial landlords could only lead to higher vacancy rates and higher insurance premiums. Audio

A 6.7 magnitude quake in central Japan early yesterday morning collapsed buildings, trapped people in their homes, and caused multiple injuries. Audio

An international team of geologists, led by New Zealand, is drilling deep into the Alpine Fault to study the inner workings of a plate boundary fault. Audio

Architecture students in Wellington have put together a plan to save Wellington's Cuba Street from being destroyed in an earthquake. Audio

New research shows some Cook Strait faults may be less stressed and may now be further away from rupturing. A team of scientists studied the 2013 Cook Strait and Lake Grassmere earthquakes. And found… Audio

NIWA scientists have discovered a new active fault in Wellington Harbour, capable of magnitude M6.3 to M7.1 earthquakes. Audio

The challenges to mitigate river flooding damage in a densely populated urban environment like Tokyo city, with geographer Dr Christopher Gomez of University of Canterbury. Audio

The project's co-leader is Rupert Sutherland of GNS Science. Audio

Wellington's St Peters Anglican church on Willis St, established in 1848, has a long history of providing succour for the poor and under-privileged and taking a strong stand on controversial topics… Audio

GNS Science and NIWA scientists explain their plans to drill offshore Gisborne to study silent earthquakes. Audio

Geologist and paleontologist at GNS Science Hamish Campbell discusses the geology behind the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

A year later, we talk Shelley Huang about her self-funded documentary on the Sichuan Earthquake in China. Audio