Building a better future for New Zealand starts with putting the right settings in place for our cities and regions to thrive ...

“The Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill focuses the system only on buildings that pose the greatest risk to life in medium and high-risk seismic zones. This includes concrete ...

Legislation that will bring significant financial relief to many building owners by refocusing the earthquake-prone building system has passed its ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is granting US$24.4 million to repair Port Vila's wharf road which was severely damaged in ...

Ruapehu is emblematic of question facing New Zealand: how to prevent rural regions – and the country at large - from hollowing out ...

One of my favorite nights on our truck camping trip in New Zealand - breathtaking views, cozy vibes, and unforgettable ...

Staff at the main hospital in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila have returned to work following a spat with the Public Service Commission (PSC).

As New Zealand’s housing market kicks into a higher gear, the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (NHC) is reminding vendors that making their property more resilient to natural hazards will be a ...

The world's greatest earthquake belt, the circum-Pacific seismic belt, is found along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 percent of our planet's largest earthquakes occur. It has earned the ...

Adelaide sits on the most active seismic zone in Australia and has more than its fair share of tremors below magnitude-4, but it's been 71 years since it was rocked by a serious earthquake. Now, it's ...

Composer Luke Di Somma drew inspiration from Hairspray, Jerry Herman and Smash for the zippy musical score of HBO Max's new comedy.

The international research team spent years testing different ways to estimate the size of the Darwin cardabiodontids, using ...