Civil Defence

Wellington's economy would be devastated if the capital was hit by a similar earthquake to the 2011 Canterbury quake, a new report says.

Insurance costs from the storm in March, which dumped a month's worth of rain on Auckland and Coromandel in just 24 hours, have hit $42 million. Video

A structural engineering company has shut its doors while facing both an unresolved complaint and a call for a review of its seismic assessments and other work.

Flood recovery officials want yellow-stickered Edgecumbe houses fixed and habitable by Christmas, even if their owners don't have insurance.

An unsupervised staff member was to blame for Civil Defence wrongly alerting the news media to a massive earthquake and tsunami this year.

North Canterbury buildings damaged in last November's earthquake are undergoing detailed seismic inspections due to be completed within two months.

Tens of thousands of coastal New Zealand homes could lose their eligibility for insurance because of climate change, a report suggests.

Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges has announced a new $1 million grant programme to help support businesses affected by the Kaikōura earthquake.

Most pre-made emergency survival kits lack key items or have poor-quality gear, and people are better off building their own, Consumer New Zealand says.

The Whakatāne District Council is providing 24/7 security around the red-stickered area of Edgecumbe, its mayor says.

The magnitude required to trigger an automatic tsunami alert has been lowered, Civil Defence has confirmed.

Tenants of a Wellington high-rise have no idea whether their building is safe after three engineering firms released wildly different seismic assessments.